[X-Unix] Remote force logout and lockout of user

[Dennis Fazio]

--On Wednesday, June 16, 2004 04:00 PM -0500 luke <etyrnal at ameritech.net> 
wrote:

> what if it's a machine that needs to STAY UP?
>
> one that maybe can't be shut down 'willy nilly' ..

I've tried the kill <pid of loginwindow proccess> and that logs them out 
without affecting other logged in users or system processes. But it sometimes 
leaves the screen blank (plain blue) with a moveable curser, and doesn't 
reliably give back the main login window.

-- 
Dennis Fazio
dfz at mac.com