On 05/02/17 15:03, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
wall (1) - write a message to all users is is provided in util-linux
another quite old application. --
Well, that only sends messages to terminals, not to the desktop. If someone is working on a spreadsheet in OpenOffice or a photo in GIMP, or something else like that on the desktop, they will not see the warning. Instead the machine just suddenly shuts down at the appointed time losing their work and leaving them with their jaws wide open. On 02/05/2017 07:21 AM, Wols Lists wrote:
But does that assume users are working at a terminal? I've met plenty of programs like that over the years and they wrote to all terminals. If the user's not got a terminal session, they're not going to see it (and often won't see it even if they do).
Is there an easy way (1) to block new logins,
Cheers, Wol
The shutdown command itself, when given with a time (as in, not "shutdown now") will block new logins as the appointed time approaches. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org