Perfect! Thanks so much. -Aaron
On Apr 22, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Jeffrey Kirby <[email protected]> wrote: > http://superuser.com/questions/563016/why-is-java-exe-not-visible-from-cygwin-but-is-visible-from-command-prompt > > > > -- > > C:\Windows\SysWOW64>dir msg* > Volume in drive C has no label. > Volume Serial Number is 1006-A31B > > Directory of C:\Windows\SysWOW64 > > 07/13/2009 09:14 PM 12,288 msg711.acm > 07/13/2009 09:14 PM 23,552 msgsm32.acm > 2 File(s) 35,840 bytes > > -- > > cheers > jeff > > > > From: Aaron Coburn <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, > Date: 04/19/2013 04:28 PM > Subject: msg command not running on windows7 images > > > > Has anyone else encountered problems with the 'msg' command on Windows 7 > (64-bit enterprise) computers? > > Typically, when there is 5 and 10 minutes remaining in a reservation, vcld > issues the following command: > > msg {username} /TIME:180 '{message}' > > and an alert box appears to inform the user to extend their reservation or > prepare to logout. > > The command fails, however, with the following message: > > bash: msg: command not found > > The strange part of this, however, is that if I am logged into an active > VCL session over RDP, I can run that command just fine from the console. > Likewise, I can navigate to C:\Windows\System32 and see msg.exe listed, > but if I start up a Cygwin session (on the same computer), the file is > simply not there: > > ls /cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/msg.exe > > And the response is: > > ls: cannot access /cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/msg.exe: No such file or > directory > > This does not affect WindowsXP images, and it also works fine on the > 32-bit versions of Windows7. Furthermore, I seem to recall that this used > to work on 64-bit Windows7 images, but it certainly doesn't at present. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Aaron > > > > -- > Aaron Coburn > Systems Administrator and Programmer > Academic Technology Services, Amherst College > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > >
