Re: Ghost! Finger and W

Isamar Maia (isamar@magiclink.com.br)
Fri, 19 Jul 1996 10:40:52 -0300 (EST)


I'm using everything new as recommend in Changes File from Kernel 2.0
package. Also 0.99a procps.

Atenciosamente,

Isamar Maia ||| mailto:isamar@magiclink.com.br vox: 071.351.1615
MagicLink Systems Salvador - BA - Brazil Pager: 071.242.9955 #6059
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On Thu, 18 Jul 1996, Derrik Pates wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Isamar Maia wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm running linux 2.0 and w and finger don't display all users connected.
> > A friend of mine did the following script named w:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > last |grep still
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Anybody had the same prob? What's the right solution?
>
> Get the latest procps package from sunsite or tsx-11 (I have 0.99a, there
> may be a more recent one. Then w will work. Also, I'd bet you are getting
> "Floating point exception" if you try to use ps with the u parameter.
> This'll fix that.
>
> Derrik Pates
> dpates@cavern.nmsu.edu
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