I was a backup operator and found that command and started using it. Then
the problem occurred. One of the sessions did not log off. Now this was some
years ago and the situation may be different now, but as I remember it. The
cntrl =LOGOFF command suspends all other cntrl commands until all processes
are logged off, thus my problem. I could not log on and start backup, I
could not restart the machine, normally. And finally I had to call the
manager, (late at night) he filled my in on why not to use said command and
I have not used it ever since. (1983)

James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Patrick Fourny
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 1998 4:23 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Logging off Users Rapidly
>
>
> Have you tryed the console commands:
>
> =LOGOFF
>
> Aborts all executing jobs/sessions and prevents any further logon.
> You may optionally specify one job or one session that is to
> remain logged on.
>
> =LOGON
>
> Enables job/session processing following =LOGOFF.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: RON HORNER [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 11:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Logging off Users Rapidly
>
>
> Could always kill the network.  See the sessions logoff then, :-)
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Jeff Mikolai [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>         Sent:   Thursday, December 03, 1998 3:33 PM
>         To:     [log in to unmask]
>         Subject:        Logging off Users Rapidly
>
>         On one of my larger systems I have an issue when I need to
> terminate large
>         amounts of users (1000+) connected via TCP/IP off the system in
> a timely
>         manner. Currently I use abortjob via mpex and killsess/abortio
> for
>         stragglers, but I want to know if anyone else has a 'cleaner'
> method of
>         doing this?
>
>         Thank you,
>         Jeff Mikolai
>