trezaei@gmail.com wrote:
> We have an ERP package installed on our server which requires some
> maintenance from time to time.
> To preform this maintenance I have to make sure all users stay off the
> system (even those logged in through a web-interface) and the ones who
> telnet in also.
> I just can't have them use the database but I still need to use it to
> perform the maintenance.
> Problem is the software uses only one user to access the DB and I can't
> just keep that user off the system cause then I can't do the
> maintenance either.
>
> So the question is, how can I keep users from starting new processes on
> the server while I am doing the maintenance. All users that is with the
> exception of myself and root.
>
> Any suggestions might help point me in the right direction.

This might get you close to what you want:

http://www.developer.ibm.com/isv/tec...al?oid=2:88306

or you could run a script that specificaly locks out all the users you
don't want in during your maintenance.


>
> Thanks
>
> T