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Nossie
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PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 1:52 pm    Post subject: logged in users screwup, can't delete a user.... Reply with quote

If i try to delete a user (userdel user) i get the message that the user is logged in at the moment and cannot be deleted, but the user isn't actualy logged in.

If i do a 'who' i get a long list of users, not the ones that are logged in at the moment.
Where doest the 'who' command get it's info from ?

anyone got an idea ?

greets,
Nossie
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klieber
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PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 2:18 pm    Post subject: Re: logged in users screwup, can't delete a user.... Reply with quote

Nossie wrote:
Where doest the 'who' command get it's info from ?


Code:
man who


To quote:

Quote:
If FILE is not specified, use /var/run/utmp.


Also, see the 'users' command. (and 'man users' or 'info users' for more information about that command)

man pages are your friend.

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Nossie
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PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 4:06 pm    Post subject: I did read the man pages Reply with quote

still, if i do a 'who' or 'users' i get a approx. 30 results, while only 1 user is logged in.

Code:
who /var/log/wtmp


gives the same result as

Code:
who /var/run/utmp


still puzzled....
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arkane
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PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2002 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hell, it it's telling ya that, you can always do it manually...

remove the line in the /etc/passwd, any references in the /etc/group, and nix the home directory.
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