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From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: /etc/utmp (login, getty)
Message-ID: <19258@rpp386.cactus.org>
Date: 10 May 91 12:55:15 GMT
References: <97@morwyn.UUCP> <1991May10.065817.12017@swsrv1.cirr.com>
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II)
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In article <1991May10.065817.12017@swsrv1.cirr.com> toma@swsrv1.cirr.com (Tom Armistead) writes:
>So, in a long winded way, I think your right in that /bin/login is the one who
>sets the final tty name in the utmp file and that is probally where your
>problem is.

Nope.  /etc/getty is responsible for getting the tty name correct the
first time.  getty knows which device it opened, login doesn't.
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