If I remember correctly, RBADMIN is able to terminate a user's session. I also remember that action might well destroy the SERVER.SY5 file. Does anyone know if conditions have changed now that no SERVER file is used?
Bill Cook Kent WA USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis McGrath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 6:35 AM Subject: RE: Disconnecting Users...Help > I have a routine I run on any workstation that repeatedly tries to connect > with multi off. I run it, and proceed with the first 3 below. > If I still cant connect I use netware monitor to determe who still has the > database open. I then have the option of going to their workstation to > disconnect them, or to break their network connection, assuming they have no > disk activity going on. > When I can finally connect the database, no one else can get back in until I > am done. > If I want to reload, I quickly disconnect and rename the database so noone > can connect Then I connect to it again and reload back to the original name. > > -- Dennis McGrath > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Tools for R:BASE programmers > http://www.enteract.com/~mcgrath/dennis > > -- Full time consultant with SQL Resources > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Ben Johansen > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 6:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Disconnecting Users...Help > > > I have found that there are several ways to do this... > > 1. get on the company intercom and yell "everyone get out of R:Base!" > 2. Call each person on the Phone and have them exit... > 3. go around to all work stations and have them exit R:Base (and hope that > noone logs back in before you get back to the server) > 4. Reset the server, RScope the blown database, Reload/Autochk, Put Server > back online, Accept Severance Check... > > you can run "rbadmin" to see who is still connected and then follow the > steps above B-) > > > Ben Johansen - www.pcforge.com > list commands: www.pcforge.com/WiTangoTalk.htm > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Disconnecting Users...Help > > > How does one disconnect users so that a RELOAD or AUTOCHECK can be done from > a server or workstation??? > > Tony - RDS Technologies, Inc. > Detroit, MI >
