Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks and thanks to Greg for point out mail.-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Robert Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 8:59 AM To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Message display Is there a command in CentOS4 or some small program to display a short message everywhere possible on a box much like # shutdown -k now "Display me where I'll be seen", but without the added (normal) stuff? xmessage would probably be usable if it had an -onalldesktops option.To send a message to the console of all logged in users use wall. man wall -- Marc