screen parameters per user

[Ralph W. Reid]

When some one logs into your system from a remote system, the screen
parameters will be defined by settings on their remote system--not by
the settings you have set up for the console(s) on your system.
Setting up your system to work with certain parameters to allow for a
specific number of rows and columns on the console screen sets those
parameters to work with the video card/controller installed in your
system.  Remote systems which are used to log into your system are
likely to have different video cards/controllers, so the remote system
sets the operating parameters for displaying text or whatever.
Chances are that you will not have to make any adjustments on your
system--just have the person log in from the remote system via ssh (as
you described), and everything should work fine.

HTH, and have a _great_ day!

On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 07:46:48AM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have never seen any references to this, but on the chance that someone 
> has run across it, I would like to ask this:
> 
> Is there a way to have different screen parameters (columns and lines) 
> on a per user basis in Linux? I have become very attached to my enlarged 
> screen, 132 by 60, but would like to allow access to a user account via 
> ssh for someone who will not be comfortable with those dimensions. Is 
> there any way to revert to an 80 by 25 screen just for that user, or for 
> that session, without reverting to those figures for the whole system?
> 
> Any ideas or opinions appreciated. Ideas preferred of course, but 
> opinions welcome too.
> 
> Chuck
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