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From: osynw@terra2.oscs.montana.edu (Nathan Williams)
Subject: Re: finger:  never logged in????
Message-ID: <1992Sep18.043850.8203@coe.montana.edu>
Keywords: n
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Organization: Montana State University
References: <Li50qB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1992 04:38:50 GMT
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In article <Li50qB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> mark@student.business.uwo.ca (Mark Bramwell CS Staff) writes:
>I have noticed that when I finger someone on 386bsd,  finger reports that 
>the person has never logged.  It seems to report other info ok.
>I have this no matter what shell I, or the other person is using.  Is 
>there a known problem, or do I have a permission bit problem?
>

touch /var/run/wtmp


Nate
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