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NSCONTROL ABORT
Immediately terminates all the servers and services of the Network
Services.
Syntax
NSCONTROL ABORT
Parameters
ABORT Immediately terminates all NS servers and services
without allowing existing processes to run to
completion. Useful in cases where you need to
terminate Network Services immediately regardless
of whether or not existing processes terminate
normally. Note that STOP is the normal way to
shutdown Network Services.
Discussion
There are two NSCONTROL functions that you can use to terminate the
Network Services. Before using either method, be sure to warn all users
that their network services are about to be closed.
* NSCONTROL STOP allows existing users to continue using the
services until they finish their tasks and prevents any new users
from using the services. Using NSCONTROL STOP is the recommended
way to terminate the Network Services. It allows the services to
terminate gracefully.
* NSCONTROL ABORT immediately terminates all the services and all
the server processes. Use NSCONTROL ABORT only when you don't
care about letting existing processes run to completion. Anyone
using a service finds their task (REMOTE, DSCOPY, and so forth)
immediately terminated.
HP recommends that you use the sequence of NSCONTROL STOP followed by
NSCONTROL ABORT to ensure that you terminate all Network Services.
Special situations where this may be appropriate include when the system
is being prepared for software installation, or when the system needs to
be taken down for maintenance. Abnormal situations can occur when an
application has been incorrectly implemented. If you cannot terminate
the session by any other method, use NSCONTROL ABORT to terminate all
Network Services. This will clear any problems. The sequence to use
prior to issuing the NSCONTROL ABORT command is shown in example 1; an
abnormal situation is described in example 2.
Example 1
Issue a message to all users to stop using the Network Services. Use
whatever method is appropriate for your installation. Then use the
following to terminate the Network Services:
:NSCONTROL STOP
Prevents any users or programs from accessing Network Services.
Example 2
If a remote session has been terminated by the user but still shows as
active on a SHOWJOB display, use ABORTJOB to terminate the session.
In the unlikely event that ABORTJOB does not work, use NSCONTROL ABORT.
Be sure to follow the sequence shown in the examples before issuing the
NSCONTROL ABORT command.
:NSCONTROL STATUS=USERS
NO CURRENT NETWORK SERVICE USERS
Checks that all users of the Network Services are finished.
:NSCONTROL ABORT
Terminates all users, services, and server processes.