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From: acarlson%laurel@math.umass.edu (Adam Carlson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: rwall with netgroup
Message-ID: <23633@adm.BRL.MIL>
Date: 12 Jun 90 22:12:32 GMT
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Why does
Machine1_prompt> rwall machine2
Text to be broadcast
^D
Machine1_prompt>

work while

Machine1_prompt> more /etc/netgroup
organization (machine1,,) (machine2,,)
Machine1_prompt> rwall -n organization
Text to broadcast
^D
Machine1_prompt>

doesn't.

Machine1 and machine2 are both Sun 3/80's running SunOS 4.0.3 and are
in the same domain.