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From: matthews@lewhoosh.umd.edu (Mike Matthews)
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Subject: Re: Unix `w' command not working
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Date: 27 Feb 91 18:52:47 GMT
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In article <1991Feb27.154738.26022@percy.rain.com> nerd@percy.rain.com (Michael Galassi) writes:
>Sounds like /mach has been striped or something similar.  This is not
>the situation on all 2.0 systems, at least not mine, BUT...  I just
>dialed up my cube at home (2.0/030) and did a 'w', it showed me as
>idle 15 days on the console, I know I checked my mail this morning,
>infact, the system's uptime is only ~3 days.  Has my time perception
>gotten warped like all else about me or is this a 'feature'?

It's a feature... I have no idea why, but the console is never right in the
idle time.  Once it told me I was idle for about a year and a half.

>Michael Galassi
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