xref: /freebsd/libexec/rpc.rwalld/rpc.rwalld.8 (revision b9f654b163bce26de79705e77b872427c9f2afa1)
1.\" -*- nroff -*-
2.\"
3.\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
4.\" All rights reserved.
5.\"
6.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
7.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
8.\" are met:
9.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
10.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
11.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
12.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
13.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
14.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
15.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
16.\"    without specific prior written permission.
17.\"
18.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
19.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
20.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
21.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
22.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
23.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
24.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
25.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
26.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
27.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
28.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
29.\"
30.\" $FreeBSD$
31.\"
32.Dd June 7, 1993
33.Dt RPC.RWALLD 8
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm rpc.rwalld
37.Nd write messages to users currently logged in server
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm /usr/libexec/rpc.rwalld
40.Op Fl n
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44utility is a server which will send a message to users
45currently logged in to the system.
46This server
47invokes the
48.Xr wall 1
49command to actually write the messages to the
50system.
51.Pp
52The following option is available:
53.Bl -tag -width indent
54.It Fl n
55Do not become a daemon.
56This option is only available when
57.Nm
58is not invoked by
59.Xr inetd 8 .
60.El
61.Pp
62Messages are sent to this server by the
63.Xr rwall 1
64command.
65The
66.Nm
67daemon is normally invoked by
68.Xr inetd 8 .
69.Pp
70The
71.Nm
72utility uses an
73.Tn RPC
74protocol defined in
75.Pa /usr/include/rpcsvc/rwall.x .
76.Sh SEE ALSO
77.Xr rwall 1 ,
78.Xr wall 1 ,
79.Xr inetd 8
80