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<h4>The CTLUSER manual page.</h4>
<i>Written by Simon Burr <simes@tcp.co.uk></i>
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<tr><td align=left>CTLUSER(8)<td align=center>MAINTENANCE COMMANDS<td align=right>CTLUSER(8)
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<dt>NAME
<dd>ctluser - control lusers
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<dt>SYNOPSIS
<dd>ctluser [ -h ] [ -m ] <i>command</i> [ <i>argument...</i> ]
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<dt>DESCRIPTION
<dd><i>Ctluser</i> sends a message to the control channel of a given
<i>luser</i>(8) This command can only be run by the <i>sysadmin</i>(1)
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In the normal mode of behavior, the message is sent to the
luser's brain, which then performs the requested action and
sends back a reply with a text message and the exit code for
<i>ctluser</i>. If the luser's brain successfully performed the
command, <i>ctluser</i> will exit with a status of zero and print
the reply on standard output.
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The ``-m'' flag is used to display an MPEG of the results of
the given command on the console of the <i>sysadmin</i>(1)
<i>Note</i> that this requires the <i>sysadmin</i>(1) to
be running an X server.
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To see a command summary, use the ``-h'' flag. If a command
is included when <i>ctluser</i> is invoked with the ``-h'' flag,
then only the usage for that command will be given.
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The complete list of commands follows. Note that all commands
have a fixed number of arguments. If a parameter can
be an empty string, then it is necessary to specify it as
two adjacent quotes, like "".
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<dt>addhist <<i>entry</i>>
<dd>Add an entry to the luser's employment record.
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<dt>allow <i>reason</i>
<dd>Allow a luser to use the computer system again. The
<i>reason</i> must be the same text given with an earlier
``reject'' command. Note that this command is
currently not implemented.
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<dt>begin <i>name</i>
<dd>Begin a new <i>luser</i>(1) with the given <i>file</i>. Note that
this command is currently not implemented.
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<dt>cancel <i>pid</i>
<dd>Causes a process of a luser to be killed
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<dt>changegroup <i>group</i>
<dd>Changes a luser from their current workgroup to the one specified.
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<dt>checkfile
<dd>Forces a user to return to a paper based system
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<dt>drop
<dd>Causes a large mass to drop onto the luser from a great height.
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<dt>flushlogs
<dd>Destorys all logs of the actions done by the <i>sysadmin</i>(1)
to the luser.
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<dt>go <i>reason</i>
<dd>The luser is fired for the given reason.
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<dt>hangup
<dd>Makes the luser hang themselves
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<dt>mode
<dd>Displays the operating mode of the luser
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<dt>newgroup <i>group</i>
<dd>Causes a luser to make their own newgroup up
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<dt>pause <i>thought</i>
<dd>Makes the luser pause for the given thought. <i>Note</i> that
this may cause some lusers to crash
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<dt>shutdown <i>reason</i>
<dd>Makes the luser shutdown. This is essentially the same as killing them
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<dt>signal <i>sig</i>
<dd>Sends the given signal to the luser
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<dt>throttle <i>reason</i>
<dd>Causes the luser to throttle themselves
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<dt>trace <i>item flag</i>
<dd>Gives the <i>sysadmin</i>(1) information on what the luser is doing.
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<dt>BUGS
<dd><i>Ctluser</i> sometimes has the effect of lusers complaining the
to management. The use of <i>bosskill</i>(8) maybe required at this point.
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<dt>HISTORY
<dd>Written by Simon Burr <simes@tcp.co.uk>. Based upon the
manual page for <i>ctlinnd</i>(8), part of the InterNetNews system.
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<dt>SEE ALSO
<dd>luser(1), sysadmin(1), bosskill(8)
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