Tim,

Have you modified the ualconfg.mailconf.hpoffice file to
set a timeout for the monitor programs (and other things)? We had to
do this before we got the databases shutdown. We also wait a decent
amount of time for hpdesk to shutdown, but if it doesn't, then it is
aborted.
Richard (email: [log in to unmask])


>    We are attempting to go to unattended shutdown, maintenance, and
backup
> of OpenDesk.
>    We are using Windows Client almost exclusively.  Even with all
users
> disconnected (either by their exiting or our MAILABORTUSERing them)
and
> with all Desk processes DOWN, there are occasions when the LOCAL and
GLOBAL
> data bases remain with an "*" i.e. busy and thus unavailable for
maintenance
> or backup.
>    Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
> Tim O'Neill
>