Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 21:06:58 +0200 From: Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za> To: "Susan R. O'Brien" <srobrien@mss.lucent.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Issuing the Windows NT "net" command from FreeBSD Message-ID: <19980811210658.A28275@cityip.co.za> In-Reply-To: <35D086FC.5B138081@mss.lucent.com>; from Susan R. O'Brien on Tue, Aug 11, 1998 at 02:01:32PM -0400 References: <35D086FC.5B138081@mss.lucent.com>
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On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 at 14:01 SAT, Susan R. O'Brien wrote: > > I would like to use the Windows NT "net send" command to popup a dialog > box on any user's terminal on the network. > > Is there a comparable command in FreeBSD? If not, is there an easy way > I can issue this command from a C program? It would be nice if I didn't > have to use sockets. Fortunately, there's a much simpler way! Firt, install Samba (it's in the ports). Then look at the smbclient command (read its man page, if you wish). Specifically, it has a -M flag which can be used to send winpopup messages. -- V Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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