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Date:      Mon, 27 Oct 1997 17:00:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
To:        freebsd-bugs
Subject:   Re: bin/4862: pppd with PAP logs one user twice in wtmp 
Message-ID:  <199710280100.RAA11357@hub.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/4862; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
To: vasim@uddias.diaspro.com
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: bin/4862: pppd with PAP logs one user twice in wtmp 
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 00:15:52 +0000

 [.....]
 > >Description:
 > 
 > 	when user logging via PAP , pppd creates two records in wtmp file with one username and tty . Example (from last command) :
 > 
 > ***
 > baheman          ttyd5    :PPP               27  09:44 - 09:44  (00:00)
 > baheman          ttyd5                       27  09:44   still logged in
 > ***
 
 Are you actually "logging in" as well as using pap ?  This would 
 explain the duplicate.  IMHO, pppd needs a -utmp option for when 
 people wanna do both. 
 
 -- 
 Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
       <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
 Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
 
 



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