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Hi!
I am currently using Linux1.2.9 on a 486-DX/4 100.
When I log in on the console and make a 'who am i' or just a 'who'
I find myself in the list.
Whenever I log in by just opening a new X-Window, I am not logged
in the /var/adm/wtmp and hence I am not displayed by 'who am i'
The problem is, that no one can talk to me as I only connect remotely
with X.
Do you have any clue why this happens?

                Thank you in advance
                        Hermann Himmelbauer

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Quote:>Hi!
>I am currently using Linux1.2.9 on a 486-DX/4 100.
>When I log in on the console and make a 'who am i' or just a 'who'
>I find myself in the list.
>Whenever I log in by just opening a new X-Window, I am not logged
>in the /var/adm/wtmp and hence I am not displayed by 'who am i'
>The problem is, that no one can talk to me as I only connect remotely
>with X.
>Do you have any clue why this happens?

The problem is that the wtmp and utmp files have several different locations
They all need to be linked to the "real" location which is either /var/adm/
or /var/log. Look in the /etc and /usr/adm directories. Also.. check the
files via the 'ls -li' command. You may find that they are delinked. On
some of the older slackware version the /etc/rc.d/rc.S contained an entry
the erase the /etc/utmp and recreate it on reboot. Not cool, if the file
is supposed to me a link.
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