restockton - to implement what MikeLacey suggests above, simply type in the following command:
touch /etc/nologin
It creates the 'nologin' file in /etc which prohibits any login from anyone except root, it does not however kill off any current users - that's up to you - but it will prevent...
thanks! I'll give it a shot. Actually the bindprocessor command was my first inclination, but DB2 and WAS do not spawn single parent PIDs so I thought using such a script would be too complicated. We'll see, eh?
Suza
Thanks! However, I've read through the info on WLM and as I understand it it only binds percentages of total CPU and prioritizing processes. I don't think this would address the licensing issues I'm stuck with or - am I missing something?
Is there a way to bind a program (DB2 and WebSphere)to using only 1 processor in an RS6000 (besides turning 5 of the 6 off!)? They spawn MANY processes when started so the bindprocess command doesn't seem efficient. Apparently the sales guy told the powers that be here that it can be...
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