Would it be appropriate to make that one of the init run level 0/6 scripts.
Give the script a low number to ensure that it runs before the mail process
is killed. My understanding is the the warning message argument in the
shutdown command is only for those users currently logged into the system.
It doesn't actually send you an email (which would be pretty useless under
normal circumstances).
Just a thought,
Matthew Zaleski
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Foris Gabor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 5:51 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Shutdown
>
>
> Hello,
>
> It is up to the root or the person who shuts down the system
> to send out
> warnings and he/she can do it in the arguments of the
> shutdown command.
>
> Gabor
>
>
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Joseph S. Gardner wrote:
>
> > Richard Humphrey wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is there a way to have the system email me if the server
> is about to
> > > be shut down or rebooted? I am running LM 7.1.
> > >
> > > RLH
> >
> > Or for that matter how to flash a user on another machine
> that the Admin
> > is going to shut down a server or the users machine??
> >
> >
> > --
> > Joseph S Gardner
> >
> > Senior Designer / Technical Support
> > Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > The box said,
> > "Requires Windows 3.x or better",
> > so I got Linux.
> >
> > Registered Linux user #1696600
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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