In Unix, how do I use screen to mask how many times I'm logged in?
In Unix, the screen command defaults to having
every pseudo terminal show up as a login tty; therefore, when you execute the
who or finger commands for your username,
you will show up as many times as you have screens.
To log an individual screen out, at its shell prompt enter:
Ctrl-a Shift-l
If you have a customized escape sequence, use that instead of
Ctrl-a .
You can also customize your .screenrc file so that only
one or some of your screens show up as login screens.
Use the deflogin command, with an argument of
on or off, for example:
deflogin off
In the .screenrc the remaining screens
started from the .screenrc, and any screen started
thereafter, will not be a login screen.
In the following example, only one screen will be a login screen;
therefore, the user will only show up once on the who list or when
fingered.
For more information on using screen, consult the manual
page by entering at the Unix shell prompt:
At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see At IU, how do I get support for Linux or Unix?
Last modified on January 13, 2009.
