user_kick <login>

user_kick kicks a user off the system by killing all of their processes. First, all of their processes are sent the TERM signal, and after a 5-second pause they are sent the KILL signal.

NOTE: If the user owns no processes, but has a PPP session, the pppd process associated with their connection will be killed. This allows compatibility with mgetty's AutoPPP feature.



Adam McKee
Last modified: Mon Apr 7 19:49:27 CST 1997