Displays the user name and node name (in an OpenVMS Cluster
environment) of interactive, subprocess, and batch users on the
system.
Format
SHOW USERS [username]
1 – Parameter
username
Specifies the user about whom you want information. The asterisk
(*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are allowed.
If you specify a string, all users whose user names begin with
the string are displayed. For example, if you specify the string
MAR, all user names that begin with MAR are displayed. If no user
exists whose name matches the specified string, an informational
message tells you that no processes were found.
If you omit the username parameter, a list of all interactive,
subprocess, and batch users is displayed.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /BATCH
/BATCH
/NOBATCH
Displays all batch users in the OpenVMS Cluster environment. To
restrict the display to users on specific nodes, use the /BATCH
qualifier with the /NODE qualifier. When you use the /NOBATCH
qualifier, all batch users are excluded from the display.
2.2 /CLUSTER
Displays the specified user names on all nodes in an OpenVMS
Cluster environment.
2.3 /EXACT
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify a
search string that must match the search string exactly and must
be enclosed with quotation marks (" ").
If you specify the /EXACT qualifier without the /SEARCH
qualifier, exact search mode is enabled when you set the search
string with the Find (E1) key.
2.4 /FULL
Displays the user name, the node name, the process name,
the process identification (PID) code, terminal names (both
virtual and physical), and port information of all interactive,
subprocess, and batch users on the system.
2.5 /HEADING
/HEADING (default)
/NOHEADING
Displays a heading line above the system output. When you use
the /NOHEADING qualifier, the heading line is excluded from the
display.
2.6 /HIGHLIGHT
/HIGHLIGHT[=keyword]
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify the
type of highlighting you want when a search string is found. When
a string is found, the entire line is highlighted. You can use
the following keywords: BOLD, BLINK, REVERSE, and UNDERLINE. BOLD
is the default highlighting.
2.7 /INTERACTIVE
/INTERACTIVE
/NOINTERACTIVE
Displays all interactive processes held by users in the OpenVMS
Cluster environment. To restrict the display to users on specific
nodes, use the /INTERACTIVE qualifier with the /NODE qualifier.
When you use the /NOINTERACTIVE qualifier, all interactive
processes held by users in the OpenVMS Cluster environment are
excluded from the display.
2.8 /NETWORK
/NETWORK
/NONETWORK
Displays all network users in the OpenVMS Cluster environment. To
restrict the display to users on specific nodes, use the /NETWORK
qualifier with the /NODE qualifier. When you use the /NONETWORK
qualifier, all network users in the OpenVMS Cluster environment
are excluded from the display.
2.9 /NODE
/NODE[=(name,...)]
Displays all interactive, subprocess, and batch users on the
specified node or nodes. If you enter the /NODE qualifier without
a value, the qualifier displays all the interactive, subprocess,
and batch users on the local node.
2.10 /OUTPUT
/OUTPUT[=filespec]
/NOOUTPUT
Controls where the output of the command is sent. By default,
the output of the SHOW USERS command is sent to the current
SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your terminal). To send the output
to a file, use the /OUTPUT qualifier followed by a file
specification.
The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters
are not allowed in the file specification. If you enter a partial
file specification (for example, specifying only a directory),
SHOW is the default file name and .LIS is the default file type.
If you enter the /NOOUTPUT qualifier, output is suppressed.
2.11 /PAGE
/PAGE[=keyword]
/NOPAGE (default)
Controls the display of user information on the screen.
You can use the following keywords with the /PAGE qualifier:
CLEAR_SCREEN Clears the screen before each page is displayed.
SCROLL Displays information one line at a time.
SAVE[=n] Enables screen navigation of information, where n
is the number of pages to store.
The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier allows you to navigate through screens
of information. The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier stores up to 5 screens
of up to 255 columns of information. When you use the /PAGE=SAVE
qualifier, you can use the following keys to navigate through the
information:
Key Sequence Description
Up arrow key, Ctrl/B Scroll up one line.
Down arrow key Scroll down one line.
Left arrow key Scroll left one column.
Right arrow key Scroll right one column.
Find (E1) Specify a string to find when the
information is displayed.
Insert Here (E2) Scroll right one half screen.
Remove (E3) Scroll left one half screen.
Select (E4) Toggle 80/132 column mode.
Prev Screen (E5) Get the previous page of information.
Next Screen (E6), Get the next page of information.
Return, Enter, Space
F10, Ctrl/Z Exit. (Some utilities define these
differently.)
Help (F15) Display utility help text.
Do (F16) Toggle the display to oldest/newest
page.
Ctrl/W Refresh the display.
The /PAGE qualifier is not compatible with the /OUTPUT qualifier.
2.12 /SEARCH
/SEARCH="string"
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to specify a string that you
want to find in the information being displayed. Quotation marks
are required for the /SEARCH qualifier, if you include spaces in
the text string.
You can also dynamically change the search string by pressing the
Find key (E1) while the information is being displayed. Quotation
marks are not required for a dynamic search.
2.13 /SUBPROCESS
/SUBPROCESS
/NOSUBPROCESS
Displays all subprocess users in the OpenVMS Cluster environment.
To restrict the display to users on specific nodes, use the
/SUBPROCESS qualifier with the /NODE qualifier. When you use
the /NOSUBPROCESS qualifier, all subprocess users in the OpenVMS
Cluster environment are excluded from the output.
2.14 /WRAP
/WRAP
/NOWRAP (default)
Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to limit the number of columns
to the width of the screen and to wrap lines that extend beyond
the width of the screen to the next line.
The /NOWRAP qualifier extends lines beyond the width of the
screen and can be seen when you use the scrolling (left and
right) features provided by the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier.
3 – Examples
1.$ SHOW USERS
OpenVMS User Processes at 12-MAY-2001 10:37 AM
Total number of users = 4, number of processes = 14
Username Node Interactive Subprocess Batch
S_SKONETSKI BBBBBB 1
WISNIEWSKI XXXXXX 4 2
HIBBITS AAAAAA 1 4
VAXMAN AAAAAA 2
The SHOW USERS command in this example displays the user names
and node names of all current interactive, subprocess, and
batch users on the system.
2.$ SHOW USERS/NOHEADING/OUTPUT=SYSUSERS.DAT
$ TYPE SYSUSERS.DAT
S_SKONETSKI BBBBBB 1
WISNIEWSKI XXXXXX 4 2
HIBBITS AAAAAA 1 4
VAXMAN AAAAAA 2
The SHOW USERS command in this example displays the user names
and node names of all current interactive, subprocess, and
batch users on the system without the heading text using the
/NOHEADING qualifier. Using the /OUTPUT qualifier, you can
write the output to a file for processing or later review.
3.$ SHOW USERS *LES*
OpenVMS User Processes at 12-MAY-2001 10:41 AM
Total number of users = 3, number of processes = 10
Username Node Interactive Subprocess Batch
THALES MILETS - - 1
PRAXITELES LESBOS 5 2
PERICLES ISLAND 1
The SHOW USERS command in this example displays the user name
and node names of all users whose user names contain the string
LES.
4.$ SHOW USERS/FULL/NODE=AAAAAA
OpenVMS User Processes at 9-JUN-2001 02:23 PM
Total number of users = 3, number of processes = 3
Username Node Process Name PID Terminal
DJONES AAAAAA Aaaaaa_fta2: 2180012D FTA2:
DYSLI AAAAAA DYSLI 2180011A FTA1:
SINDBY AAAAAA SINDBY 2180011E RTA1: (JJJJJ::SINDBY)
<LOGIN> B4B4 _WSA1 3100009F
The SHOW USERS command in this example displays the user name,
the local node, the process name, the process identification
(PID) number, the terminal names (both virtual and physical),
and port information for all interactive, subprocess, and batch
users on system AAAAAA. A user name of <LOGIN> indicates that
someone is in the process of logging in.
5.$ SHOW USERS /NODE=(AAAAAA,BBBBBB,MMMMMM)
OpenVMS User Processes at 9-JUN-2001 02:23 PM
Total number of users = 5, number of processes = 7
Username Node Process Name PID Terminal
BRICKLEY BBBBBB BRICKLEY 21E0009E RTA1: (CBREEZ::BRICKLEY)
DCLDCT MMMMMM Mmmmmm_rta1: 2020015D RTA1: (MMMMMM::DJOHNSON)
SMITH AAAAAA Aaaaaa_fta2: 2180012D FTA2:
PETERSON MMMMMM Mmmmmm_fta1: 2020013E FTA1:
PRESTON MMMMMM Mmmmmm_rta3: 20200184 RTA3: (DDRSND::PRESTON)
PRUSS AAAAAA PRUSS 2180011E RTA1: (IVOK::PRUSS)
RABAHY AAAAAA RABAHY 2180011A FTA1:
The SHOW USERS command in this example displays the user name
and node name for all interactive, batch, and subprocess users
on the nodes AAAAAA, BBBBBB, and MMMMMM.