Communication to Linux users

We would like to inform you that the aging “phone” Linux command will stop working:
  • On lxplus on 30 November 2009,
  • On lxbatch on 4 January 2010,
and is replaced by the new “phonebook” command, currently available on SLC4 and SLC5 Linux.

As the new “phonebook” command has different syntax and output formats from the “phone” command, please update and test all scripts currently using “phone” before the above dates.

You can refer to the article published on the IT Service Status Board, under the Service Changes section.

Please send any comments to it-dep-phonebook-feedback@cern.ch

Best regards,
IT-UDS User Support Section

by IT Department