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cifs terminate - terminate CIFS service
cifs terminate [ -t minutes ] [ workstation ]
The cifs terminate command is used to terminate CIFS service.
If the workstation operand is specified, then all
CIFS sessions open by that workstation will be terminated.
If no workstation operand is specified, then all CIFS sessions
will be terminated and CIFS service will be shut down
completely. To restart CIFS service after it has been shut
down, use the cifs restart command (see na_cifs_restart(1)).
If CIFS service is terminated for a workstation that has a
file open, then that workstation will not be able to save
any changes that it may have cached for that file, which
could result in the loss of data. Therefore, it is very
important to warn users before terminating CIFS service.
The -t option, described below, can be used to warn users
before terminating CIFS service.
If you run cifs terminate without the -t option and the
affected workstations have open files, then you'll be
prompted to enter the number of minutes that you'd like to
delay before terminating. If you execute cifs terminate
from rsh(1) you will be required to supply the -t option
since commands executed with rsh(1) are unable to prompt for
user input.
- -t minutes
- Specifies the number of minutes to delay
before terminating CIFS service. During the
delay the system will periodically send
notices of the impending shutdown to the
affected workstations. (Note: workstations
running Windows95/98 or Windows for Workgroups
won't see the notification unless
they're running WinPopup.) If the specified
number of minutes is zero, then CIFS service
will be terminated immediately.
na_cifs_restart(1), na_halt(1), na_reboot(1), rsh(1).
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