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How to Block messages in UNIX
While working in my UNIX system, while running a program I do not want to get messages sent by other users as it interrupts my work. Is there any command that I can set to block the messages sent by users in between my program. If so what is it?
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Re: How to Block messages in UNIX
To suppress or to avoid the incoming messages one can set the mesg command as n that is in other words setting as below
mesg n
will not allow the messages. If one tries to send messages when mesg is n they will get message as permission denied. Again when the user likes to get the message they can set it back to y
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