W A T C H D O G



    This directory contains the WATCHDOG program.  The original was
taken from a DECUS tape (unknown authors) and was rewritten.  The
purpose of this program is to monitor interactive processes and log
processes off that have been inactive for a specified period of time. 
A interactive process is a process that is attached to a terminal. 
The process can be network process, a spawned process, or an
interactive process.  WATCHDOG does not care as long as it is
connected to a terminal. 


    There are several logical names needed to run to WATCHDOG which
are explained below. 
     
	WATCHDOG_OPER_FLAG - Specifics which operator terminal types are
			     to receive WATCHDOG operator messages. 

	WATCHDOG_INTERVAL  - Defines the Interval that WATCHDOG should
			     wake up and look for idle processes. 

	WATCHDOG_START_MSG - Defines the system wide default at which time
			     WATCHDOG will start taking idle action and
			     at every interval after that until the process
			     it no long idle or the process is stopped.

	WATCHDOG_STOP_PROC - Defines the system wide default at which time
                             WATCHDOG should perform the stop action on idle
                             processes.


          WATCHDOG_FLAGS     - Defines the system wide default option flags
                               for users.  Specifics which options will be
                               on by default when WATCHDOG is running.

          WATCHDOG_FORCEX    - Defines the system wide decimal value to be
                               issued by $FORCEX system service before the
                               users to be logged off.

          WATCHDOG_TIMESTAMP - Defines the frequency timestamp messages
            (Optional)         should be send to the operator.  If the flag
                               USER_M_NO_OPER_TIMESTAMP is set in system default
                               options then no logical name need be defined.

          WATCHDOG_EXCEPTION_FILE
            (Must be Comment Out If Not Used)
                             - Defines file containing the exceptions to
                               override the default start message, stop
                               process, and option values. 

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