Leaving the system This occurs at your request by quitting your browser or clicking Log Out on the menu bar, or automatically by the system after 20 minutes of inactivity
To end a session at the computer For personal computers, you can log out simply by exiting applications and turning the machine off On larger computers and networks, where you share computer resources with other users, there is generally an operating system command that lets you log off
To terminate interactive communication with the operating system, and end a terminal session
When someone who is using a computer system logs out or logs off, they finish using the system by typing a particular command. If a computer user fails to log off, the system is accessible to all
Ending the connection to a network or a computer system To log out (a verb and a preposition) is noted as logout (one word) in Project Vincent command form, e g , logout
The process of ending a session on a computer system, network, or server Some systems require an explicit command in order to log you off of the system, others automatically log you off when you exit the session or turn off the computer
To leave the BBS, press l (lowercase L) at a short prompt You will be asked to confirm that you want to leave by pressing y (yes) or n (no) If you press y, you will be disconnected from the BBS If you choose n, you will return to the BBS at the point you left it
The concluding steps for formally ending a session with a system Physically disconnecting or powering down a terminal without depressing the logout key does not necessarily result in a logout
The exit of a Linux user, so no that no one else can use that account The Linux system continues to run for other users and processes See also shutdown
The term used when you close an open session with a computer, much in the same way one would shut off the lights and lock the door when they leave a house
To close the connection to a computer or online service after using it To log out of a Blackboard session, click on the Logout button at the top of the screen
When you have finished a work session, you must log out by typing the logout command This tells the computer that you are done working, and makes the system available for the next user See learning the basic Unix tools
[ 'log, 'läg ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English logge, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lAg fallen tree; akin to Old English licgan to lie; more at LIE.