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10-04-2011

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Ok, so I got the last problem straightened out and now I have another. It seems I am so close yet so far away. Here is my code;

Code:

#!/usr/dt/bin/dtksh
# Alertme.p1 program, version 0.5
# Author - Clint Sharp
mkdir ~/Msgs
echo "\nEnter your reminder message.
When finished, enter a period (.) at
the beginning of a line and press <ENTER>.
(Or press Ctrl-C to exit the script)\n"
while :
do
        read MESSAGE
        if [ "$MESSAGE" = "." ]
        then
                break
        else
                echo $MESSAGE >> ~/Msgs/message.$$
        fi
done
echo "\nEnter the time and day you want to
receive the message, for example:
0815am Jun 14
8:15am Jun 14
now + 1 day
5 pm Friday
Then press <ENTER>\n"
read TIME 
echo "\nAt $TIME mail or write $LOGNAME ~/Msgs/message.$$\n"
at -k $TIME << !!
who | cut -c1-20 | grep $LOGNAME | cut -c12-20 | cat > ~/tmp
while read inputline
do
        write $LOGNAME $inputline < ~/Msgs/message.$$ #|| mail $inputline < ~/Msgs/message.$$
done < ~/tmp
rm -r ~/Msgs
rm -r ~/tmp
exit 0

What is happening is I will have two terminal sessions opened to test this script and it is sending two messages to the same terminal. The one that originally initiated the script. I also get a mail message that says,

Code:

Your "at" job on admiral
"/var/spool/cron/atjobs/1317758851.a"
produced the following output:
I cannot determine your terminal name. No reply possible.
cs368 is logged on more than one place.
You are connected to "pts/26".
Other locations are:
pts/98Warning: You have your terminal set to "mesg -n". No reply possible.
I cannot determine your terminal name. No reply possible.
cs368 is logged on more than one place.
You are connected to "pts/26".
Other locations are:
pts/98Warning: You have your terminal set to "mesg -n". No reply possible.

On the terminal pts/98 I did change message to "yes" using the -y switch. I do not think this is the problem though. Can anyone help?

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lmfsetup(8)						      System Manager's Manual						       lmfsetup(8)

NAME

       lmfsetup - License Management Facility (LMF) registration script

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/lmfsetup [template]

DESCRIPTION

       You  use  the lmfsetup script to register data supplied by a Product Authorization Key (PAK).  The lmfsetup script prompts you for the data
       associated with each field on a PAK. Once you enter all the data, LMF makes sure you have supplied entries for  all  mandatory  fields  and
       that  the value in the Checksum field validates the license data. If all data is correct, LMF registers the PAK in the License Database. If
       any data is incorrect, LMF displays the appropriate error message and gives you an opportunity to reenter the data.

       The template argument allows you to register license data from templates in /usr/var/adm/lmf.  The templates stored in this  directory  are
       created by some software products during their installation process. When you use a template, the script prompts you to supply data for any
       empty fields in the template. If the lmfsetup script cannot find the specified template in /usr/var/adm/lmf, it searches your current work-
       ing directory.

       Use  the  lmfsetup  script when you want to register a PAK without using an editor.  Normally, you should use the lmf register command. The
       lmf register command displays a template, which includes the fields on the PAK, and invokes an editor so that you can add the license  data
       to the appropriate fields.  The lmf register command allows you to correct errors without having to reenter all the data.

SEE ALSO

       Command: lmf(8)

       Software License Management

																       lmfsetup(8)