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Chapter 8 Working With File Services 73
Sending a Message to AFP Users
You can use the serveradmin sendMessage command to send a text message to
connected AFP users. Users are specified by session ID.
To send a message:
$ sudo serveradmin command
afp:command = sendMessage
afp:message = "message-text
"
afp:sessionIDsArray:_array_index:0 = sessionid1
afp:sessionIDsArray:_array_index:1 = sessionid2
afp:sessionIDsArray:_array_index:2 = sessionid3
[...]
Control-D
Disconnecting AFP Users
You can use the serveradmin disconnectUsers command to disconnect AFP users.
Users are specified by session ID. You can specify a delay time before disconnect and a
warning message.
To disconnect users:
$ sudo serveradmin command
afp:command = disconnectUsers
afp:message = "message-text
"
afp:minutes = minutes-until
afp:sessionIDsArray:_array_index:0 = sessionid1
afp:sessionIDsArray:_array_index:1 = sessionid2
afp:sessionIDsArray:_array_index:2 = sessionid3
[...]
Control-D
Parameter Description
message-text
The message that appears on client computers.
sessionid
n The session ID of a user you want to receive the message. To list the
session IDs of connected users, use the getConnectedUsers
command. See “Listing Connected Users” on page 72.
Parameter Description
message-text
The text of a message that appears on client computers in the
disconnect announcement dialog.
minutes-until
The number of minutes between the time the command is issued
and the users are disconnected.
sessionid
n The session ID of a user you want to disconnect. To list the session
IDs of connected users, use the getConnectedUsers
command. See “Listing Connected Users” on page 72.
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