Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:58:46 -0400 From: pete collins <pcollins@ocsny.com> To: Roman Jemets <r.jemets@ts.ee> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: purge ttys Message-ID: <37272226.ADC84F1D@ocsny.com> References: <3.0.6.32.19990428171212.00d4ea30@vegas> <3.0.6.32.19990428174205.00bad710@vegas>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> As I understand, that means wtmp logout record isn't created and utmp > record isn't cleared by some reason, one of which may be abnormal shell > termination. ps should *always* show the real number of processes and > terminals to which they are connected. Init process should clear > utmp records eventually, I guess. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message yes these are all abnormal shell terminations over the course of time i'm not sure if utmp is cleared over time because i ran out of ttys yesterday i killed a bunch of sshd's that were lingering to clear things up a little i know a reboot will clear it out i'm gonna look for a way to claer it i'm sure you can thanks pete To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?37272226.ADC84F1D>