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From: ado@elsie.nci.nih.gov (Arthur David Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: xterm -ls, /etc/utmp, and /usr/adm/wtmp
Message-ID: <90240@elsie.nci.nih.gov>
Date: 8 Sep 90 00:56:38 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: NIH/NCI/LEC, Bethesda, MD
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If you use XV11R4 xterm's "-ls" option, it adds an entry to /etc/utmp--
but not to /usr/adm/wtmp.

Should xterm add the entry?

If so, how should the corresponding logout entry be added?

I'd appreciate hearing your insights by way of electronic mail.
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