tbetz@upaya.lilink.COM (Tom Betz) (03/01/90)
We have a system event that needs to assure that all VP/ix processes are shut down before it runs. I grabbed a copy of Dominick Sampieri's 'stop' script that kills processes by username or process name, and running it from crontab works just fine. However, I want to give VP/ix users 20, 10, and 5 minutes' warning before the shutdown, on the off chance that they might be working late (1:30 AM). I figured that a crontab entry for each occasion like: 10 1 * * * /etc/wall < /roothome/vp20warn would do the job: however, not only does the message not get through to VP/ix users, it doesn't seem to get through to any active terminals. Is there something strange about the SCO Xenix 2.3.1 'wall' that it doesn't work from crontab? It worked fine when I tried it from the shell. Also, as it appears that even from the shell, the message doesn't get through to the VP/ix user, what else can I do to force it through? All help appreciated... -- "I don't run - I tend to black my eyes." - D.Parton | hombre!marob!upaya!tbetz ----------------------------------------------------| tbetz@upaya.lilink.com "One minute I'm in the pasture porkin' ponies, | Tom Betz - GBS the next I'm a can of Mighty Dog!" - Secretariat | (914) 375-1510