Re: w

[Robert Milkowski <milek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl>]

On 13 Jan 1998, James Troup wrote:

> Robert Milkowski <milek@rudy.mif.pg.gda.pl> writes:
> 
> > I've installed Debian, but there're problems with "w".  In mans
> > there's something about new format of utmp in libc6 (vs libc5) and
> > some conflicts but I want "w" work!  If I remove /var/run/utmp and
> > touch new one and now "w" it's ok (but it's say there's nobody -
> > it's ok, I know), but if login writes something to it the "w"
> > doesn't work immediatelly.
> 
> Have you tried clearing the wtmp file too?  Also there are still some
> applications which will hose the {u,w}tmp, e.g. the current ssh
	Not,but what for? w says that utmp is wrong - but I will try.

> Are you using ssh?
Not for a moment - my Amy is not in net :((
> 

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