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A program to monitor idle terminals runs from 6:00 pm until 4:00 am each day. The program, known as WATCHDOG, detects and removes inactive terminal sessions from this system. Usually inactive sessions are the result of users not logging off when they are finished with the system. These sessions continue to use system resources and present an opportunity for security violations and abuse.

If an interactive process is idle for 15 minutes it will receive a warning message:

        MESSAGE FROM WATCH_DOG
        18:20:05 DWM3387 on LTA5071 has been inactive for 15 min.

        MESSAGE FROM WATCH_DOG
        18:25:06 DWM3387 on LTA5071 has been inactive for 15 min.
        and is being Logged Off