Re: Posting a message on all desktops

2016-02-02 Thread Himanshu Shekhar
I haven't tried yet, but shutdown -k "message" should work. However, the message would not flash on the GUI screen of all systems. Moreover, all users need to be connected to same host. Rather, you could create on indicator, with python backend, listening messages from a particular socket or port o

Re: Posting a message on all desktops

2016-02-02 Thread Timothy Marion
Would shutdown -k work ? On Sat, 2016-01-30 at 22:34 -0300, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: > On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 18:59:13 -0500 > ken wrote: > > > > Is there a way for a system admin to post a message on the desktops of > > > all the machines on a LAN ? > > > If all the desktops are just terminals (tex

Re: Posting a message on all desktops

2016-01-30 Thread Teemu Likonen
Renaud OLGIATI [2016-01-30 16:33:31-03] wrote: > Is there a way for a system admin to post a message on the desktops of > all the machines on a LAN ? I'm doing the same thing in a network where every machine gets their IP through DHCP. The network is scanned with nmap for open ssh servers. Luckil

Re: Posting a message on all desktops

2016-01-30 Thread Ron
On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 18:59:13 -0500 ken wrote: > > Is there a way for a system admin to post a message on the desktops of all > > the machines on a LAN ? > If all the desktops are just terminals (text), you could use "wall". > But they're probably not. (?) No, they are all GUI > You could pu

Re: Posting a message on all desktops

2016-01-30 Thread ken
On 01/30/2016 02:33 PM, Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI wrote: Is there a way for a system admin to post a message on the desktops of all the machines on a LAN ? Cheers, Ron. If all the desktops are just terminals (text), you could use "wall". But they're probably not. (?) You could put the desire

Posting a message on all desktops

2016-01-30 Thread Ron
Is there a way for a system admin to post a message on the desktops of all the machines on a LAN ? Cheers, Ron. -- La marine est un art, une science, et un snobisme. -- Roger Glachant