On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Nick Phillips wrote:
>> So how can I get the real user name to enter in the utmp file?
> Worth considering first "Why should the user name be in the utmp file?"
> The user isn't logged in to your machine; they are using a network
> interface.
Why would a user name ever be in the utmp file? They are never logged
in to the machine; they only ever use a serial port. Want to buy
Sydney Opera House? Extra cheap today. :-)
I put ppp users in the utmp file so that I know who is using my modems.
Seems like it would be a common enough requirement.
Regards,
David
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