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Wall command

Wall command

2006-01-23 - By Long, Jesse

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Harry:

The 'wall' command only sends messages to all user terminals on the
local host. And then, only if the user terminal has 'msg' permission
set (see the 'who' command).

To send messages to users on remote hosts, you should look at the
'rwall' command.

Jess Long
Systems Engineer
Software Delivery - Linux PSP Development
Industry Standard Servers
Hewlett Packard Company

Ofc: 281.927.1276
Fax: 281.518.5058

E-Mail <mailto:jesse.long@(protected)>

"As in football,

if you stand still, you go backwards."

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From: valhalla-list-bounces@(protected)
[mailto:valhalla-list-bounces@(protected)] On Behalf Of Harry Hambi
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:03 AM
To: valhalla-list@(protected)
Subject: Wall command

Hi all,
Using small home network with 3 linux pc's...trying the wall command to
send
1) Broadcast mesaages

2) message to a specific pc....I type wall then message I press
enter...it says message sent, pc's do not receive, am I missing
something.

Can anyone advise.....is there another utility I could use?.

Rgds.

Harry.

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Harry:

 

The ‘wall’ command only sends
messages to all user terminals on the local host.  And then, only if the
user
terminal has ‘msg’ permission set (see the ‘who’
command).

 

To send messages to users on remote hosts,
you should look at the ‘rwall’ command.

 

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Jess Long 
Systems Engineer 
Software Delivery – Linux PSP Development 
Industry Standard Servers 
Hewlett Packard Company 
 
Ofc:    281.927.1276 
Fax:    281.518.5058 
 
<a href="mailto:jesse.long@(protected)">E-Mail</a>

"As in
football, 

if you stand still,
you go backwards."

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Subject: Wall command

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Hi
all, 
Using
small home network with 3 linux pc's…trying the wall command to send 
1)
Broadcast mesaages 

2)
message to a specific pc….I type wall then message I press enter…it
says message sent, pc's do not receive, am I missing something.

Can
anyone advise…..is there another utility I could use?. 

Rgds.


Harry.


 
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