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? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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