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Re: [cobalt-users] Admin terminal message
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Admin terminal message
- From: flash22@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri Aug 31 16:29:43 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
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