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- From: hamilton@vine.cp10.es.xerox.com (Bruce A. Hamilton)
- Subject: How do I clear a "phantom" pty?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.214848.11898@vine.cp10.es.xerox.com>
- Organization: Xerox Corp., El Segundo, CA, USA
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 21:48:48 GMT
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- SS2, SunOS 4.1.1b. "w" show a user logged on for several days,
- but there are no processes owned by that user. How do I
- clear the pty, short of rebooting? Somebody suggested I'd have
- to muck with /etc/utmp, but I have no utilities to do that.
-
- Thanks,
- --
- --Bruce
- BHamilton.LAX1B@Xerox.COM
- 310/333-3538
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