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Article #2331Re: Dammit, I'm dumb. Why doesn't talk work?
From: Mike Dixon
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:29
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:29
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c'mon guys... RTFM. the (very readable) Stuart documentation clearly
explains how to install Stuart properly so that programs like talk can
work. as Curt suspects, the issue is having root access to update the
/etc/utmp file, and Scott has very carefully separated this function
into a separate program (with source provided) to ensure that this
doesn't compromise security.
.mike.
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.mike.
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