Ross Warner wrote:
> How can I "view" or watch a dial in session on the HP3000? Is there a
> log file for every user logged on? If so, is this accessible? Are
> there commands that "show" what a session is doing?
<historical note>
Back when I worked with MicroData Reality minicomputers (ever seen one
of those, Stan? It used the Pick OS) they had such a command, called
PEEK. It let you, as the system manager, see exactly what a particular
user was seeing on their screen, with real-time updating, i.e., if the
user typed a key and then hit backspace, you saw it. The only drawback
was that if you didn't start "peeking" before they got into a screen,
and they never hit "refresh," you never got to see how fields were
labeled.
</historical note>
AFAIK there's no comparable command on the HP3000. Not sure you really
need it, either. For the record, there are PC-based products such as
Timbuktu that will let you see a user's termulator session, but that
assumes you're not on dumb terminals or low-end (286/386) PC's, and
wouldn't work on a dial-in DTC connection. You might be able to do it if
they're dialing in over a Citrix or Windows Terminal Server, but I don't
know for sure.
I've never heard of the SpyGlass product that Shawn mentioned so I can't
comment on it, but it sounds intriguing. What are you hoping to see?
You can turn on system logging for various events, but that affects the
whole system, not just a single user. And it takes a reboot (or special
debug-level trickery) to turn logging on or off. George's suggestion to
use the SHOWPROC command is a good one (type HELP SHOWPROC ALL for
details), and as he said, the products SOS or Glance will get you more
detailed info in real time than scanning log files anyway.
Again, what are you hoping to see?
Patrick
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