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From: mbader@cac.washington.edu (Mark Bader)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Why does every xterm create an entry in /usr/utmp?
Keywords: xterm
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Date: 3 Sep 89 22:11:26 GMT
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Why does every xterm window I have on my screen create an entry
in /usr/utmp?  Then when you do a 'who', it says I'm logged in
5 times!  (If I have 5 windows)?

Is there an option to disable this?

Thanks,

Mark Bader                               INTERNET:  mbader@cac.washington.edu
Networks and Distributed Computing, UW     BITNET:  mbader@uwav1
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