Jordi Vidal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi > > I want to write a wrapper (if there is no better solution) to inform > windows users that they will be backed up so they have a chance to > close its databases, mainly (MS-Outlook .pst files) > > The idea is that with a disklist file like .. > > smb-server //workstation1/documents > smb-server //workstation2/documents > smb-server //workstation3/documents > smb-server //workstation4/documents > > I want to be able to send a popup windows (via smbclient -M) to inform > user of workstationN he has to close its applications (then sleep some > seconds) and another popup when finished. > > > - Warn workstation1 user ; sleep 10 > - run this station backup > - Inform user he can continue working > > - Repeat for every machine. > > Have somebody did this? Any ideas?
Jordi, Most of us run Amanda at night, so nobody would see the popup. I'd think about educating your users to leave the workstations running at night and close all applications when they leave in the afternoon. Then it's easy to do a scheduled reboot and backup afterwards. Alternativly you can try WOL (Wake On LAN). But AFIK it needs the hardware support on motherboard and network interface card. Johannes Nie�
