Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 17:47:58 +0100 From: Roberto Nunnari <roberto.nunnari@supsi.ch> To: Ruben de Groot <mail25@bzerk.org> Cc: monchis <monchis@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: talk command help Message-ID: <4214CABE.1010406@supsi.ch> In-Reply-To: <20050217144729.GA53145@ei.bzerk.org> References: <000601c514b7$038166f0$9359fea9@yourd137mzmhow> <20050217144729.GA53145@ei.bzerk.org>
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Ruben de Groot wrote: > On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 10:07:43PM -0800, monchis typed: > >>I Am new to unix so I am learning how to use it, but i want to know how to talk to someone. I already used the man pages but i just don't get it. can you show me an example of how to talk to someone hat is logged in. thanks > > > You'll have to enable the talk daemon in /etc/inetd.conf like so: > > $ grep ntalk /etc/inetd.conf > # ntalk is required for the 'talk' utility to work correctly > ntalk dgram udp wait tty:tty /usr/libexec/ntalkd ntalkd > $ Then, # /etc/rc.d/inetd restart and you're ready to use the talk utility. enable inetd in /etc/rc.conf with the line: inetd_enable="YES" so that upon every reboot inetd will be run. Best regards. > > Ruben > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Roberto Nunnari -software engineer- mailto:roberto.nunnari@supsi.ch Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana Dipartimento Tecnologie Innovative http://www.dti.supsi.ch SUPSI-DTI Via Cantonale tel: +41-91-6108561 6928 Manno """ fax: +41-91-6108570 Switzerland (o o) =======================oOO==(_)==OOo========================
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