logout Command
Purpose
Stops all processes on a port.
Syntax
logout
Description
The logout command terminates all processes either with the same controlling terminal as the present process or with all processes which have this terminal open. Processes that are not children of the present process are terminated upon access to the terminal. The present process is also terminated. If the login command user and the logout command user do not match, the logout command permission is denied, and the command stops.
Security
Attention RBAC users and Trusted AIX users: This command can perform privileged operations. Only privileged users can run privileged
operations. For more information about authorizations and privileges, see Privileged Command
Database in Security. For a list of privileges and the
authorizations associated with this command, see the lssecattr command or the
getcmdattr subcommand.
Examples
From a shell started by the ksh or bsh command, enter:
logoutFiles
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| /usr/bin/logout | Contains the logout command. |
| /etc/utmp | Contains a record of logged-in users. |