RE: alarm to console
Check out Event 20 for ALARMPROGRAM in the Admin Reference manual. You can do just about anything you require - cat file > /dev/console ??
MW
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org
> [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Bill Hamilton
> Sent: Wednesday, 4 February 2004 10:26 a.m.
> To: informix-list
> Subject: alarm to console
>
>
> This concerns IDS 9.4 on Windows 2000.
>
> What is the best way to blast a message up on the screen of the server
> when logical logs fill up?
>
> I've looked at alarmprogram.bat in the /etc directory,
> but email is not a good option for the machine I'm concerned with.
> The "pager" looks as bad.
>
> We have a boss who will just reach for the reset button when the system
> hangs instead of double-clinking the "backup logs" icon on the desktop
> (duh!).
> He cannot remember onstat -l or ontape -a (give him a break -
> he's 70 years
> old).
> I just upgraded his demo box from 7.3 to 9.4 to maybe prevent the totally
> screwed
> system that results when he does this (as well as other advantages).
> But when the logs are full, I would like a clear message on the server
> screen.
>
> I could accept "NET SEND DEMO BACKUP THE LOGS YOU FOOL!"
> or launch some program that turns the screen red, or anything reliable.
>
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