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netevent(8)

NAME

netevent - Sends an administrative or user alert to other computers.

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/netevent [-h | -?] /usr/sbin/netevent -e admin -s <service> -t <text> /usr/sbin/netevent -e user -s <service> -r <recipient> -u <username> -t <text>

OPTIONS

-s <service> Is the server or person sending the alert. -r <recipient> Lists the machine name of the recipient. -u <username> Lists the user name of the recipient. -t <text> Lists the text of the message to be sent of length no greater than 148 characters.

DESCRIPTION

The netevent command is used to generate alert events. The types of alerts generated are administrative alerts, in which case the alert goes to all registered names, or an user alert where the recipients user and machine name are specified. If any argument is longer than one word, it must be enclosed in quotes. To get help on the netevent command, type the following command: netevent [ -h | -? ]

EXAMPLES

1. To raise an administrative alert, type the following command: # netevent -e admin -s <service> -t <text> 2. To raise a user alert, type the following command: # netevent -e user -s <service> -r <recipient> -u<username>-t <text>

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