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hi,
I have a problem with
whoit displays users which aren't currently logged in.
or it displays that two users are logged in the same virtual console...
andreasw vc/1 Feb 27 12:08
root vc/2 Feb 27 12:33
andreasw vc/2 Feb 27 12:23w however displays the users correctly
[andreasw@andyskiste andreasw]$ w
12:40:10 up 33 min, 3 users, load average: 0,00, 0,04, 0,06
USER TTY LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
andreasw vc/1 12:08 17:53 0.03s 0.00s /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startx
root vc/2 12:33 3:15 0.04s 0.04s -bashwhen I log out root who still lists andreasw (who was logged in before root),
[andreasw@andyskiste andreasw]$ who
andreasw vc/1 Feb 27 12:08
andreasw vc/2 Feb 27 12:23
[andreasw@andyskiste andreasw]$the output of w which is correct:
12:42:32 up 35 min, 2 users, load average: 0,13, 0,06, 0,06
USER TTY LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
andreasw vc/1 12:08 20:15 0.03s 0.00s /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startxI already reinstalled coreutils and even downgraded coreutils to 5.0 which slackware 9.1 uses and which doesn't has that problem.
I hope somebody can help me
Andy
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I would guess your /var/log/wtmp file is screwed. Try to move it to a save place and create an empty /var/log/wtmp (e.g. with touch and check if the permissions are correct).
To not have confusing consequences you should be logged in with as few users as possible. Preferably in single user mode (Although something similar does happen during log-rotation which happens durng regular operation.).
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hi,
I will boot with the arch linux cd and than do the task.
thank you for help
Andy
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hi,
I tried it but after some logins and logouts the problem is there again. The problem seems to me more related to /var/run/utmp, which store the currently logged in users.
It seems that it is not correctly modified when a user loggs out so the user is still in there...
w seems to use another method to get the currently logged in users.
Andy
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well i am wondering if it may not be one of yur services that might be the "other" user. this i am not aware of any program arch has that would be set like that but i have seen it before in other distros.
there must be some way you can find out which processes the "other" user is using.
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hi,
well the other user doesn't use any process
I tested it by creating a new user, logged in and out. who still displayed it, but
ps -aux | grep userdoesn't list any processes.
I now know that w also doesn't display the users correctly, it gives a wrong number of logged in users...
I also had the problem with another distribution but I can't remeber which one and I think I didn't solve the problem...
mfg
Andy
EDIT: I think the problem is that the file /var/run/utmp is not updated after a user is logging out so that user is till listed in that file. And who, finger, w etc do access that file
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hi,
I now use the 2.4.x kernel and the problem is gone, seems to me like a bug in 2.6.3
Andy
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I'm running 2.6.3 and I don't have this problem.
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do you run the kernel from the kernel26 package? Or your own?
I use the kernel26 package
Andy
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kernel26 package.
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Well I can't understand why it doesn't work for me with 26, maybe its a bug that only occurs with a special system configuration...
I now have 2 boot menu entries 24 and 26
if I chose 24 there is no bug.
if I chose 26 the bug is there.
Andy
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can you tell us what sort of services (ie mysql, xinetd) you were starting? you may be the first to voice this problem (or notice it). i still have the feeling it may be something along those lines or some sort of special configuration. regardless it would be good to determine what is causing this problem.
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hi,
DAEMONS=(syslogd klogd !pcmcia network netfs crond cups postfix)
Andy
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