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aakash123

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Registered: 2020-09-12

Posts: 13

w command shows 3 users logged on

the w command shows 3 entry from the same user

21:00:03 up 23:00,  3 users,  load average: 2.41, 1.79, 1.31
USER     TTY        LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
aakash   tty1      Sat22   23:00m  4:22   0.15s /usr/bin/startplasma-x11
aakash   pts/0     Sat22   22:59m  0.00s 10.99s /usr/bin/kded5
aakash   pts/1     20:59    1.00s  0.14s  0.01s w

I followed arch wiki for installation and then enabled sddm service after installing plasma

my concern is that other distros(manjaro, ubuntu) show a single entry
Is it a problem with any config files or is the same on all arch installations
I use fish as my default shell

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

Posts: 30,515

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Re: w command shows 3 users logged on

That's normal.  Only one is an actual tty, the others are pseudo terminals - and you can clearly see what command they are running.  Obviously the terminal running 'w' is you as you just claimed to run the command 'w' in a terminal!

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