Paul,
   You could accomplish the same thing without redirecting the TELL to a
file (assuming (yes, I know what that does....) you're on MPE/iX):

SETVAR HPMSGENCE 2
TELL !hpjobname,!hpuser.!hpaccount Someone is using your signon.
SETVAR HPMSGFENCE 0
IF CIERROR <> 1620 THEN
.
.
Of course, you should be a good citizen and save the current state of
HPMSGFENCE before you cream it, but you get the gist.

Rich "yes I DO have real work to do" Trapp
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 -----Original Message-----
From: phchristidis [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 1997 1:57 PM
To: HP3000-L
Subject: Re: Limiting User logon

Art,

A few days ago I replied to this thread with a possible solution that
involved using the MPE command 'TELL'.  The proposed solution involved
the
usage of a command file and a UDC command.  I always like to minimize the
number of files that I use in implementing any solution (it simplifies
maintenance) and what follows is an improvement on my original proposal
that
eliminates the need of a separate command file.

In your logon UDC enter the following:

...
...
if hpjobtype = "S" then
  echo tell &
  !hpjobname,!hpuser.!hpaccount Someone is using your signon. >z212z
  z212z > $null
  if cierror <> 1620  then
    echo ****
    echo Multiple logons are not allowed..
    echo ****
    bye
  endif
  purge z212z,temp > $null
endif
...
...

Regards
Paul H. Christidis



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Subject: Limiting User logon
Author:  Art Bahrs <[log in to unmask]> at CCGATE
Date:    04/01/97 10:51 AM


Hi all :)

    I can't remember if this one was covered the last time user logon
limiting
methodologies were covered... so sorry if I missed the answer.

     Using only MPE/iX 5.0 FOS can you restrict a user to only one logon
at a
time... ie so Joe.anyacct can only be logged on to one terminal/device at
a
time??

Thanks for any help
Art Bahrs