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Date:      Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:18:03 -0700
From:      "Kory Hamzeh" <kory@avatar.com>
To:        "Todd Reed" <ex279@hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Kicking off current users
Message-ID:  <006401c1406e$41ecc220$14ce21c7@avatar.com>
In-Reply-To: <F64HG0anlzmUR7BED0k0000c378@hotmail.com>

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"init 1" will take you into single user mode. You can use "wall" to send a
message to all users that are currently logged into, then do the "init 1".

Kory


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Todd Reed
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 11:06 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Kicking off current users
>
>
> OK, I'm not sure if I've been asking the right questions or what,
> but here
> goes for a final time!
>
> I use the "shutdown -k now" to disable logins.  If anyone is currently
> logged into the system, they do not get kicked out.  How can I
> kick all of
> them out to prepare for a backup without doing a shutdown?


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