a way to warn the console user

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From: f_cnnghamjk
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 02:50

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Can someone suggest a way to warn the console user that I'm about to reboot
the machine? Write, talk or shutdown are great ONLY IF s/he has Terminal 
running.
 
I've tried using Alert from ShellPanels, but I'm told...
 
    DPS client library error: Could not form connection, host local host
 
Thanks.
 
Randomly, Kelly Cunningham
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Subject: a way to warn the console user
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Date: 12 Jan 93 20:50:07 CST
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