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Old 11-04-2010
echo to connected ssh clients
Hello,
i have a network device that users connect to using ssh. I have a script that connects to the device and has to echo something to other connected people. How can this be established?

ssh user@device 'echo Hello > /dev/console' doesn't seem to do the trick.
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Old 11-04-2010
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Old 11-04-2010
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also see the -t or -T option of ssh
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