Re: alarm to console
I had a good time today with 'smbclient -M' - to pop a window with a message
on a WinDoze screen.
cheers
j.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Hamilton" <laidback@finsco.com>
To: "informix-list" <informix-list@iiug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 5:26 PM
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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