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- From: jbunch@nyx.cs.du.edu (John Bunch)
- Subject: Re: Why am I called LOGIN?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.003912.7278@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account)
- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
- References: <1993Jan20.203107.21698@phyrql.Alt.ZA>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 00:39:12 GMT
- Lines: 35
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- lucio@phyrql.Alt.ZA (Lucio de Re) writes:
-
- >I was hoping I wouldn't have to ask this question, but frustration
- >is mounting...
-
- >I'm running Sys V Ver 3.0 on my PC 7300 (I have no choice) and I've
- >installed 4 gettys in inittab to provide me with four selectable
- >login windows. I'd hate to test the theory, but I've discovered
- >that I'm without fail LOGIN, not lucio, to logname(1) whichever
- >window I happen to select (I'm lying of course, I'm almost certain
- >that there is one window which acknowledges the superiority of lucio
- >over LOGIN, but the system hasn't yet disclosed the criteria used in
- >its choice :-). This kind of throws many programs that rely on
- >logname(1) to establish my identity. 'Sfar as I know, I'm lucio if
- >I log in on a serial port, so I guess login(1) is broken, probably
- >in writing /etc/wtmp.
-
- >The BIG question: can I fix it without upgrading to 3.51, and if
- >so, how?
-
- Lucio,
-
- I am running ATT Sysv V 3.51m on my machine and I have the same problem.
- The only thim I really notice it is when I use tetrix. It saves my score
- as LOGIN instead of jbunch. If there is a way of fixing this please let
- me know also.
-
- John
-
-
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