David Newall wrote:
> 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?
Because they're logged in.
> They are never logged
> in to the machine; they only ever use a serial port.
Exactly. Would you like a utmp entry for everyone who sends traffic over
your ethernet interface too?
> Want to buy
> Sydney Opera House? Extra cheap today. :-)
No, I wouldn't have anywhere to put it. Small gardens we have over here,
y'know...
Thanks anyway ;)
> I put ppp users in the utmp file so that I know who is using my modems.
I was just trying to point out that utmp is not necessarily the One True
Place to log stuff, and that in a particular case it might well be as
useful to log it elsewhere.
> Seems like it would be a common enough requirement.
Splitting hairs, is there really any reason why it is *required* that it
be logged in utmp rather than somewhere else?
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