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A display like the following shows current users:
User1 (User) at 04/08/2002 10:43:37 IP=10.1.1.1 Port=2089
2 Enter a logout command to log out each user, as shown here:
logout User1
A confirmation message displays, as shown here:
User1 has been logged out.
Broadcasting
Messages to Users
EMS provides a chat function that allows you to broadcast messages to
one or multiple users logged into the EMS server. For example, if you plan
to stop the EMS server for maintenance purposes, you can broadcast a
message to all users letting them know that you are planning to do a
routine maintenance check of the EMS server.
Sending a Message to
One User
To broadcast messages to one user:
1 In the explorer tree, select a user you want to send a message to.
2 Right-click the user and select Send Message .
To send a user a message, the user must be logged into the EMS server. If
the user is not logged into the EMS server, the Send Message options is
unavailable (grayed out). Also, you cannot send a message to yourself.
The EMS Chat window appears.
3 In the Input Message field, type the message you want to send to the
selected user.
4 When finished typing the message, click Send Message .
The message appears in the Message Panel section of the EMS Chat
window.
5 When finished chatting, click Terminate Chat .
Sending a Message to
Multiple Users
To broadcast messages to multiple users:
1 In the explorer tree, select the Users root folder.
You can also broadcast a message to multiple users by using the
“broadcast” command from the EMS server console. For more
information, see
“EMS Server Console” on page 207 .