Ubuntu
libnotify package

option to notify other/all users needed

Bug #491433 reported by ceg
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libnotify (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Scripts that monitor system health for example need a way to notify all users.

But libnotify and notify-send currently only support to notify the user under which ID it is running.

So something like notify-send --broadcast or --to-user is needed.

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ceg (ceg) wrote :

please forward upstream wherever that is

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what_if (jonathan-a-phelps) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to make Ubuntu better. Since what you submitted is not really a bug, or a problem, but rather an idea to improve Ubuntu, you are invited to post your idea in Ubuntu Brainstorm at http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/ where it can be discussed, voted by the community and reviewed by developers. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion!

Changed in libnotify (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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