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Re: [Michael Deutschmann <michael@talamasca.wkpowerlink.com>] libc/1463: Want option to make utmpd create/delete utmp files
- To: Mark Kettenis <kettenis at wins dot uva dot nl>
- Subject: Re: [Michael Deutschmann <michael@talamasca.wkpowerlink.com>] libc/1463: Want option to make utmpd create/delete utmp files
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 26 Nov 1999 08:38:29 -0800
- Cc: aj at suse dot de, libc-alpha at sourceware dot cygnus dot com, michael at talamasca dot wkpowerlink dot com
- References: <u8u2m9iens.fsf@gromit.rhein-neckar.de> <199911261344.OAA19044@landau.wins.uva.nl>
- Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)
Mark Kettenis <kettenis@wins.uva.nl> writes:
> Personally I think we should drop utmpd. I wrote the utmp deamon to
> ease the transition from libc5 to glibc. Most people will have done
> so by now or at least upgraded all programs that access /var/run/utmp.
I agree. So the question is why Michael is still using it.
Misinformation about the necessity?
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