Maintenance Commands                                 netevent(1m)

NAME
     netevent - sends an administrative or user  alert  to  other
     computers.

SYNOPIS
     netevent [ -h | -? ]
     netevent -e admin -s  -t 
     netevent -e user -s  -r  -u  -t 

DESCRIPTION
     The netevent command is used to generate alert  events.  The
     types  of  alerts  generated are an administrative alert, in
     which case the alert goes to all  registered  names,  or  an
     user  alert  where  the recipients user and machine name are
     specified.

OPTIONS
  -s 
     Is the server or person sending the alert.

  -r 
     Is the machine name of the recipient.

  -u 
     Is the username of the recipient.

  -t 
     Is the text of the message to be sent of length  no  greater
     than 148 characters.

EXAMPLES
     To get help on the netevent command, type the following com-
     mand at the UNIX system prompt:

          netevent [ -h | -? ]

     To raise an administrative alert, type the following command
     at the UNIX system prompt:

          netevent -e admin -s  -t 

     To raise a user alert, type the  following  command  at  the
     UNIX system prompt:

          netevent -e user -s  -r  -u   -t 

NOTE
     If any argument is longer than one word, it must be enclosed
     in quotes.