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From: shprentz@bdmrrr.UUCP (Joel Shprentz)
Newsgroups: net.lan,net.unix,net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: remote logins not showing up in 'w' command
Message-ID: <289@bdmrrr.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 01:27:12 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 13 01:27:12 1985
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> We have recently installed an ethernet ...
> 
> OK.... So here's the problem.  When I rlogin to the second VAX and do a
> 'w' or 'who' command, the user logged into the pseudo terminal from the
> network does not show up in the list.  

We encountered a similar problem with our Sun computer when we added a
second system connected via ethernet.  Our solution was to enter pseudo
tty devices into the /etc/ttys file.  A sample entry is:

	02ttyp0


Joel Shprentz
BDM Corporation, McLean, Virginia
(703) 827-7953
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