Preemption

Preemption provides a means for users with sufficient privilege to take control of a server from another user with lesser or equal privilege.

NOTE:

No time period will be displayed in cases where the server being viewed is attached to an Avocent A1000R or Avocent A2000R.

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All users sharing the connection that is being preempted will be warned, but only the primary user will be able to reject the preemption (if allowed).

Table  3-1 outlines the preemption scenarios and detailed scenarios in which preemption requests can be rejected.

Table 3‑1. Preemption Scenarios

Current User	Preempted by	Preemption can be rejected
Remote User	Local User	No
Remote User	Remote Administrator	No
Remote User	Remote Console Switch Administrator	No
Remote Console Switch Administrator	Local User	Yes
Remote Console Switch Administrator	Remote Console Switch Administrator	Yes
Remote Administrator	Local User	No
Remote Administrator	Remote Administrator	Yes
Remote Administrator	Remote Console Switch Administrator	No
Local User	Remote Administrator	Yes
Local User	Remote Console Switch Administrator	Yes