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TotalNET Advanced Server 5.2 Reference Manual

nwmessage

This command sends brief messages to NetWare file service clients.

Location

TNHOME/usr/bin

Usage

nwmessage [-u user] [-c client] [-s service] message

Options

-u user

Specify the UNIX user name of a connected TAS user. 

-c client

Specify the machine name of a connected client. Since NetWare machines have no names, use the exact client name that the tninfo -f command reports.

-s service

Specify the name of a NetWare file service. Use this option to send message to all clients connected to a service. 

message 

Specify the message text to send to clients. It can contain no more than 55 characters--a NetWare restriction. Enclose your message in quotes if it includes any of the following characters: 

# $ & * [ ` " ` ? | ^ !

Examples

  1. Use the following command to send the message "I will back up the server tonight." to all connected clients:


    nwmessage "I will back up the server tonight."

  2. Use the following command to send the message "Hello." to the user spartacus:


    nwmessage -u spartacus Hello.

  3. Use the following command to send the message "Who are you?" to the client X(00000100:00aa001a940b): 


    nwmessage -c "x(00000100:00aa001a940b)" "Who are you?"

    Use the following command to send the message "I will shut down the server in 5 minutes!" to all clients connected to the file service nwpinial:


    nwmessage -s nwpinial:file "I will shut down the server in 5 minutes!"