Paul Miller wrote: > When a user telnets to my computer and logs off, the user still shows up > in the users command (still on).. This isn't a huge problem because I'm > using timeoutd to kill idle users, but it still shouldn't happen. > > any ideas?
The utmp entries for telnet sessions are managed by telnetd. If the process is killed, the entry isn't deleted. On my system, which uses SysVinit, `telinit q' cleans up dead utmp entries, so you could possibly run that as a cron job. -- Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
