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From: chouw@galaxy.cps.msu.edu (Wen Hwa Chou)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: User loging/logout records (/usr/adm/wtmp)
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Date: 5 Nov 90 18:57:42 GMT
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Last time I posted a question about how to get the "w" and "who"
commands straight.  After that I received two suggestions from e-mail
in the very next day.  Thanks, you netters out there are really
helpful.

The first solution I received consists of two programs:
1. MOTD
2. ghostbuster

The MOTD (available from most ftp sites) will make the console login
records correct.  And the ghostbuster are supposedly to clean the mess
left by Shell and Terminal.  I have got MOTD installed a few weeks
ago, and it runs fine, except that voice alert won't work.  But I
cannot find "ghostbuster" from any ftp sites that I know.  I know I
should ask the person who e-mailed me.  Unfortunately I forgot to save
the mail after I replied.  So if any of you knows where I can get it
would you please let me know?  Thanks.

The second solution does not work on the /usr/adm/wtmp, however it
does show who's on the system -

ps -auxg | egrep -v '^(your_user_id|root)'


BTW, anybody know why the Terminal and Shell is set to be suid?

-- Wen