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[Gina Norman <gina AT vnet.net>]

OH MY HEAVENS!  You're in true form.  I am ROTFLMAO!!!

We can work it out --   :)

-gina

> Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:29:44 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David R. Matusiak <matusiak AT speakeasy.net>
> Reply-To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Subject: [internetworkers] Re: quick unix question
>
> well, honestly Kate there are no simple answers to any unix question, 
> regardless
> of direness, vendor, colour or creed. sometimes you just have to stop and 
> ask
> yourself "Self, do I really /want/ to reboot this machine?"
>
> for, sometimes you have to reflect on all the good uptime and files lost and
> found. the laughs and the smiles; and especially the times you cried 
> together.
> hopefully you and your machine will not focus on the bad times, but instead 
> on
> all those moments when you *knew* it was just right. the salad days.
>
> so, suddenly this urge arises in you to reboot. why the shift in attitude? 
> have
> you considered how your machine might feel about this? all those hours,
> tirelessly grinding away to satisfy your every computing need. and now the 
> boot?
>
> c'mon - you can work this out. i know, "things change." well, thru most 
> upgrades
> you can simply restart a process (with the occasional SIGHUP). no need for
> anything drastic! i really wish the best for you guys. you're good people 
> and
> i'm pulling for you. please let us know how things go.
> dave ;)
> ___  _ _____ . ....
> m a h t o o z e e a c k  a t  s p e e k e e z e e  d o t  n e t
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>
> On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Michael D. Thomas wrote:
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steven Champeon" <schampeo AT hesketh.com>
> > To: "InterNetWorkers" <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:25 PM
> > Subject: [internetworkers] Re: quick unix question
> >
> >
> > > on Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 06:35:27PM -0400, Kate Johnson wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I need to reboot a server.  What is the syntax to send a message to 
> > > > user
> > > > screens telling them to logoff now?
> > >
> > > If you do 'shutdown -h now' it will do a wall(1) saying something to
> > > that effect, anyway. But you can do a wall(1), a la:
> >
> > [on linux. should be good for others.]
> >
> > 1) A message of your choosing can be passed to the shutdown command.
> > 2) You'll want to use -r for rebooting.
> >
> > This gives your users 5 minutes and the message "Hardware upgrade".
> >
> > #/sbin/shutdown -r +5 Hardware upgrade
> >
> > Of course, consult your local man page:
> >
> > #man shutdown
> >
> > I always end up reading it about 3 times because it seems all of my UNIX
> > reboots are of remote machines in other states/countries in the middle of 
> > the
> > night.
>
>
>
>
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My brain seems to have a circuit-breaker-like mechanism that, when I get
confused and befuddled by the overwhelming monstrosities of my life,
causes a default to the simplest and most pleasant of thoughts.  Like
Marshmallow Peeps.  I *like* Marshmallow Peeps.

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