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<META name="author" lang="en" content="Michiel Broek">
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<TITLE>MBSE BBS Programs - mbstat - MBSE BBS Status Changer.</TITLE>
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<div align="right"><h5>Last update 07-Jul-2001</h5></div>
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<div align="center"><H1>mbstat - MBSE BBS Status Changer</H1></div>
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<H3>Synopsis.</H3>
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<code><strong>mbstat</strong> [commands] <options></code>
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<P> <P>
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<H3>Description.</H3>
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<strong>mbstat</strong> changes the bbs status between open and close, can wait
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for all users to logoff and wait for critical utilities to stop their actions.
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<P> <P>
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<H3>Environment.</H3>
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In order to run <strong>mbstat</strong> you must set the global variable
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<strong>$MBSE_ROOT</strong>. This variable must point to the root directory
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of the bbs structure. The main configuration file <strong>config.data</strong>
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must be present in the ~/etc directory.
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<P> <P>
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<H3>Commands.</H3>
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<code><strong>mbstat</strong> semafore scanout</code> will set the internal
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semafore <i>scanout</i> in the <b>mbtask</b> daemon. The following semafore's
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are valid: scanout, mailout, mailin, mbindex, reqindex, msglink.
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<code><strong>mbstat</strong> close</code> will close the bbs for users.
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Users that are just logging in to the bbs will be thrown out after a short message.
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Users already logged in will be thrown out when they pass by a menu prompt.
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So users who are doing file transfers can finish their transfers before being disconnected.
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<code><strong>mbstat</strong> open</code> opens the bbs for users.
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This should be run from one of the system startup scripts right after you started
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<strong>mbsed</strong>. If you installed everything as it should this
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command is already executed at system startup.
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<code><strong>mbstat</strong> wait</code> will
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wait for the bbs to become free. This includes a check for utilities that
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do critical actions so they can finish their job without corrupting the bbs
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databases. The default is to wait 60 minutes. If the semafore
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<strong>upsdown</strong> exists it will wait only 30 seconds.
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You should run <strong>mbstat close wait</strong> in your system shutdown script so
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that the system shutdown will wait for a clean shutdown of the bbs before
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the rest of your system goes down. If you installed everything as it should
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be then these commands are already installed in your system shutdown scripts.
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<H3>Options.</H3>
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<code><strong>mbstat</strong> [command] -quiet</code> will supress screen output.
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This is good for using mbstat in scripts.
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