User Guide

Managing the NetWare Server 93
Server Operating System Administration Guide
103-000148-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
To clear all connections, enter the following at the System Console prompt:
CLEAR STATION ALL
IMPORTANT: The CLEAR STATION ALL command clears all not-logged-in
connections including connections by NLM programs. You should be carefull in
clearing NLM-based connections because some backup NLM programs establish
a connection during the server initialization process and maintain a not-logged-in
connection to the server until it is time to log in and run the process. These type of
NLM-based connections will not be able to re-establish a connection to the server
unless the NLM is unloaded and reloaded at the server.
For more information, see CLEAR STATION in Utilities Reference.
Disabling and Enabling Logins
If you need to make repairs to the server, you can prevent users from logging
in by entering the following command at the System Console prompt:
DISABLE LOGIN
This does not affect users who are already logged in to the network. However,
a user who logs out cannot log in again until you execute ENABLE LOGIN.
To allow users to log in again, enter the following at the System Console
prompt:
ENABLE LOGIN
You can also use ENABLE LOGIN to enable a SUPERVISOR account when
it has been locked by the intruder detection function.
For more information, see DISABLE LOGIN and ENABLE LOGIN in
Utilities Reference.
Clearing a Connection That Uses Auto Reconnect
Novell Client
TM
has automatic reconnection capabilities that make a complete
restoration of the user environment after a network failure possible. Because
auto-reconnect is enabled by default, you need to prevent workstations from
reconnecting while you are trying to perform some function on the server.
Novell Client also supports file caching on the client side, which allows files
to be cached as they are read from and written to the server. With the default
settings for the Auto Reconnect Level and the File Cache Level parameters,
Novell Client will restore all files to their actual state before the workstation
connection was cleared (or the server went down).