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From: hydrovax@nmtsun.nmt.edu (M. Warner Losh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: logging out
Message-ID: <1360@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 88 06:54:21 GMT
References: <287@cavell.UUCP>
Distribution: na
Organization: NMT Hydrology program
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Summary: Well, here's one idea

In article <287@cavell.UUCP>, franco@alberta.UUCP (Franco Carlacci) writes:
> The following observation has always intrigued me . When I log
> off using "logout", there is a noticeable delay before the system
> says good-bye. However if I use any sequenced prefixed with the
> letters "logo" the good-bye is immediate. Can someone tell me 
> why this happens and why "logo" is so special.
> 
> 				Franco Carlacci

Well now.  That is an interesting problem.  Let's see.  On our system
we have an automatic purge of files that is activated when the user
logs out.  The default for the system is have logout run 
sys$manager:sylogout.com, which purges the files.  Now then, if a user
on our system types logoasdf, that gets them off right now.  Could
it be that your system manager has done something similar?  You can
tell real fast by the following command:

$ SHOW SYMBOL/ALL LOGOUT

If anything shows up here, that is the problem.  I hope that this helps
some.
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