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Article #776Re: remote logins not showing up in 'w' command
From: David Ferguson
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1985 21:06
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1985 21:06
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> Wh have recently installed an ethernet consisting of Interlan NA1010A
> UNIBUS controller modules to connect a VAX 11/785 to a VAX 11/780, both
> are running 4.2BSD. I have gotten all of the configuration files
> updated properly (I think...) like /etc/hosts, /etc/networks, /etc/rc, etc.
>
> OK.... So here's the problem. When I rlogin to the second VAX and do a
> 'w' or 'who' command, the user logged into the pseudo terminal from the
> network does not show up in the list. I can use the 'ps' command and see
> the user's processes having a pty for a controlling terminal but the
> /etc/utmp and /usr/adm/wtmp files are not being updated when the rlogin
> occurs.
>
> Steve Herber
> bgsuvax!herber
I had the same problem recently with logins for a window system. The problem
is caused by ttyslot(3) failing to find a line in /etc/ttys, and therefore login
will not write into utmp. The solution: just add lines to /etc/ttys that look
like '00ttyp0', '00ttyp1', etc. Should fix it.
David Ferguson
Integrated Solutions, Inc.
(An NBI Company)
{hao | allegra | ucbvax}!nbires!ferg
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site fred.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!hao!nbires!fred!ferg From: ferg@fred.UUCP (David Ferguson) Newsgroups: net.lan,net.unix,net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: remote logins not showing up in 'w' command Message-ID: <108@fred.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 17:06:10 EDT Article-I.D.: fred.108 Posted: Thu Jun 13 17:06:10 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Jun-85 08:24:41 EDT References: <557@bgsuvax.UUCP> Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 24