I think it depends how they access the system.  If all the access is thru
telnet you could end the telnet server, or bring down TCP/IP.
Bot of those will end any current sessions.

I vote for a simple data area yes/no switch that can be checked from within
the initial program.


-------------------------
 Bryan Dietz
3X Corporation
614-410-9205




midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/13/2003 11:01:02 AM:

> Is it possible to disable login without bringing interactive down?
> I'd like to be able to
> prevent users from logging in while an overnight batch runs, but I'd
> rather not take
> interactive down to do it, if I can avoid that.
>
> TIA,
>
> --Chris


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