Username "@H"

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From: Arnold K. Pizer
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 16:36

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The following line has appeared in the output of the 'last' command on
our NeXTstation

@H      console                   Wed Sep  2 19:12 - 21:25  (02:12)

What does the "@H" in the username column mean? Obviously there are no
users or pseudousers I can find on our system with the user name "@H".
Is this a security breach or an accounting error? If the former, does
anyone have an idea how this security hole can be plugged?

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Subject: Username "@H"
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