Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 12:41:14 +1000 From: Sue Blake <sue@welearn.com.au> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: "K. Marsh" <durang@u.washington.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Clearing scrollback at logout [was: Newbie tip] Message-ID: <19990514124114.42522@welearn.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990513191914.1319E-100000@dsinw.com>; from rick hamell on Thu, May 13, 1999 at 07:20:18PM -0700 References: <Pine.A41.4.10.9905131200240.43530-100000@goodall1.u.washington.edu> <Pine.BSF.3.91.990513191914.1319E-100000@dsinw.com>
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On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 07:20:18PM -0700, rick hamell wrote:
>
> > you're leaving behind. Making the screen look like you were never there
> > is pretty meaningless, unless you're trying to hide the fact that you
> > logged in from a moron.
>
> No, you're trying to hide important information that may still be
> displayed. :) Stuff that others can use to hack in. Granted, I agree with
> you, this is a bit paranoid. :)
So as you log out, cat a huge text file, then do a 'clear' ad lib.
The Handbook and FAQ are excellent candidates.
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Regards,
-*Sue*-
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