Well, init takes one numeric argument (level) and ignores everything else. That means that the command init 0 "Please log off the database" has the same effect as init 0. Trust me, users will get the message. Did you see the <BOFH></BOFH> flags? On 11/26/2003 02:09:24 AM, nelson flores wrote: > Isn't the wall utility used to send a message to everyone in Unix/Linux? > i.e > > wall "This Database will Self Destruct in 5 seconds ...." > > (although the utility has been removed from some systems due to some > security problems a.k.a root exploit) > > p.d : What's Outlook Express??? ;) > > > > -----Original Message----- > Mladen Gogala > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 6:39 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > <BOFH> > On unix, there is a utility called "init". You should log in as root and > > type the following: > > init 0 "please log off the oracle database" > > and everybody will get the message. > </BOFH> > > Other then that, you could use an exotic utiity called "Outlook Express" > to schedule a database shutdown a week in advance and put the > maintenance > times on your internal web page. The chosen times should be offpeak so > that the normal business can continue. When you inform everybody and > schedule > downtime in advance, then you simply shut the database down, say, on > Saturday, 18:00 > hours. In other words, your problem is organizational, not technical. If > you need to shut the > database down immediately for whatever reason there is a gadget called > "a telephone". > It works like this: every company has a person called "CIO" (stands for > "Career Is Over"). > When you need to shut down a database that is critical for business > during the working hours > then you tell your boss to call the CIO, and if he's not around, you > tell your boss/director to page > him (they usually cary beepers). He will then either inform his peers in > the business process or > schedule a conference call to pass the good news to the business. You > are probably going to > be on that conference call so better be prepared to argue why is > shutting down the database > critical or you will be in a very bad predicament. After that, no > further information is necessary. > You just do what needs to be done. > In other words, shutting down an important database is not a DBA > decision but a decision made > by people who manage the normal business process. Those people are > sometimes referred to > as "management". They are the ones who make decisions and define > schedule. > > > On 2003.11.25 20:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > hi, > > > > I need to send messages like 'system shutting down in 1 min' to all > users > > currently login. > > How can i do this in oracle or a third party software that i can use? > users > > are connected using web browser. Messages are send over the wan. > > > > thanks. > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > > -- > > Author: > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > > > -- > Mladen Gogala > Oracle DBA > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Mladen Gogala > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: nelson flores > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). >
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