omusrmsg: notify users¶
| Module Name: | omusrmsg | 
| Author: | 
Purpose¶
This module permits to send log messages to the user terminal. This is a built-in module so it doesn’t need to be loaded.
Configuration Parameters¶
Note
Parameter names are case-insensitive.
Action Parameters¶
Users¶
| type | default | mandatory | 
 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| string | none | yes | none | 
The name of the users to send data to.
Template¶
| type | default | mandatory | 
 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| word | WallFmt/StdUsrMsgFmt | no | none | 
Template to user for the message. Default is WallFmt when parameter users is “*” and StdUsrMsgFmt otherwise.
Examples¶
Write emergency messages to all users¶
The following command writes emergency messages to all users
action(type="omusrmsg" users="*")
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