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Re: [cobalt-users] Admin terminal message



On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Per M Knutsen wrote:

> Slightly OT and very newbie, but how can I, as superuser, send messages to
> the terminals of all logged-on users? (e.g. warning about reboots etc.)

     Wall (write-all)displays the contents of file or, by default, its
standard     input, on the terminals of all currently logged in users.

Note: You need to be root to guarantee they get the message....see man
      page, also 'man write'

gsh