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.

Why not lock the user DB-user for rlogin, login with your own
personalized account and su to the DB-user?

Regards,

Frank