From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 12 23:54:23 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id XAA09892 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 23:54:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from chrysanthemum.localdomain (root@dial133.cygnus.uwa.edu.au [203.24.97.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id XAA09883 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 1997 23:54:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from chrysanthemum.localdomain (mayd@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chrysanthemum.localdomain (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id OAA01766 for ; Sat, 13 Sep 1997 14:46:29 +0800 (WST) Message-Id: <199709130646.OAA01766@chrysanthemum.localdomain> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Problem with finger and X. From: "David May, at a FreeBSD 2.2.2 host, somewhere in the Outback" Reply-to: mayd@cygnus.uwa.edu.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 14:46:28 +0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I have just noticed that programs such as finger, who, w and last do not show me if I login via xdm on the console. This problem has only occurred since I upgraded to FreeBSD 2.2.2 (from 2.1.7). If I login from other (non-X) terminals these programs do show me. I checked the utmp file and there is no record for my login xterm. My .xsmstartup file contains a line "xterm -ls" and this xterm does execute when I login via xdm. The problem occurs for any users who login via xdm, except root. If I login as root a record does appear in the utmp file and finger etc work. Can anybody suggest a solution to this problem? -- David May mailto: mayd@cygnus.uwa.edu.au PGP Public Key: finger mayd@cygnus.uwa.edu.au phone: +61 41 216 8967