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Date:      Mon, 10 Mar 1997 12:03:20 -0600
From:      Dan Riley <daniel@vailsys.com>
To:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   utmp/wtmp errors?
Message-ID:  <33244CE8.ABD322C@vailsys.com>
References:  <331F0CF6.167EB0E7@vailsys.com> <331F0DF8.2781E494@vailsys.com> <3320483F.41C67EA6@vailsys.com> <33241213.41C67EA6@vailsys.com>

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This thread seems to be getting no where in the questions list and being
so close to 2.2-R I think it may be relevant to bring up here.

I will also forward a post and response from some one else who is having
a similiar problem with wtmp.

> I seem to have run into a bit of a problem with xterms and rexec logins
> and maybe utmp...
> 
> First of all my local xterm login shells (X started with xdm) do not
> show up, I have at least 4 xterms open as daniel (root is on the console
> not
> xtermed):
> 
> >slave1 daniel /home/daniel > w
> >12:14PM  up  2:35, 1 user, load averages: 0.14, 0.27, 0.26
> >USER     TTY FROM              LOGIN@  IDLE WHAT
> >root     v0  -                 9:55AM  2:17 -csh (csh)
> >slave1 daniel /home/daniel > finger
> >Login    Name                 TTY  Idle  Login Time   Office     Office
> Phone
> >root     Charlie Root        *v0   2:17  Thu    09:55
> >slave1 daniel /home/daniel > who
> >root     ttyv0   Mar  6 09:55
> 
> neither do xterm login shells started remotely via rexec or with a +ut
> option:
> >slave1 daniel /home/daniel > xterm -ls +ut
> >slave1 daniel /usr/home/daniel > who
> >root     ttyv0   Mar  6 09:55
> >el       3       Dec 31 18:00
> >4        W
> >~3ttypJul 27 23:16
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> what in the world is this entry?
> 
> >slave1 daniel /usr/home/daniel > w
> >w: /dev//3: No such file or directory
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^
> and this?
> 
> but if I rlogin localhost from a xterm or just on a virtual tty they
> seem to show up normally:
> >slave1 daniel /usr/home/daniel > w
> >12:15PM  up  2:35, 2 users, load averages: 0.28, 0.29, 0.26
> >USER     TTY FROM              LOGIN@  IDLE WHAT
> >root     v0  -                 9:55AM  2:18 -csh (csh)
> >daniel   p3  localhost        12:15PM     - w
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> it worked ?!?!
> 
> I am running 2.2-Gamma but see the same sort of weirdness on 2.1.5/6
> systems, any clues as to what I may have mis-configured or what is goin
> on?
> 
> Thanks



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