Cynthia Bridges-Fowler ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : In [log in to unmask]> writes: : I sent the following message to another list I'm on but have had little : response from that group of users. I suspect the users on that list are : not familiar with the many features of VESOFT other than basic security : and maybe the menus. The majority of my users never see the colon : prompt (unless a job blows up!) because we use VESOFT menus heavily. : I'm posting my earlier message here to solicit your sage advice and : input! TIA! : > We have used the LOGOFF function of VESOFT's software numerous times in : > the past when we are preparing to do maintenance. We generally do this : > maintenance at the end of the day on a Friday (after 5pm) and use : > LOGOFF to abort sessions on machines that have been left idle for 10+ : > minutes. Once all users are logged off, we then proceed to make the : > system unavailable to users for the duration of the maintenance, whether : > for installation of software, system upgrades, or whatever. : > For this part, I'd recommend using the ABORTJOB command inside of MPEX. You can say something along the lines of: %ABORTJOB ONLINE-LDEV=20 This will take everyone off the system except for the console. ONLINE does not touch batch jobs, or you can say: %ABORTJOB @-LDEV=20 Anyway, have a look at the help for the command, you will probably find this a lot easier than configuring LOGOFF to achieve the same thing. Charles Leader Former VESOFT System Manager and Technical Support [log in to unmask]