Marcy, put "vmpoff=LOGOFF" into your boot parm line. That way, when the server is shut down by the CP SIGNAL command, it will log itself off.
"Christmas is a funny season. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?" Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company > ---------- > From: Marcy Cortes > Reply To: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions > Sent: Friday, December 9, 2005 9:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Shutdown signal > > Last night we had to shutdown a system that had about 60 Linux virtual > servers on it. They were all enabled for shutdown. I noticed that > although they were disconnected when the VM shutdown command was issued > and they did shutdown and load a disabled wait FFF, they remained > disconnected and did not get logged off. When the last one loaded its > FFF, the VM system went down properly. > > Is that how it usually works on a VM shutdown? When I issue a "signal > shutdown user xxxxx" the disconnected user gets logged off instead of > remaining disconnected. > > No issue really, just curious - I was confused as to why I still saw so > many on in query names. > > Marcy Cortes > > > "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. > If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on > this message or any information herein. If you have received this > message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail > and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." > >
