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From: malte@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de
To: rc@archone.tamu.edu
Subject: Re: login shells
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1991 04:38:46 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9108070938.AA00539@dahlie.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de> (raw)

In current UNIX there is a mechanism like in 10th edition UNIX, although
it's hidden. "who am i" in its long format tells you from where you have
logged onto a machine.

I use this feature to set the DISPLAY env. variable in my X11 environment.
It works on SunOS 4.*, Ultrix 4*, AIX 3.1*, and A/UX 2.* and maybe others
I don't have access to.

One could easily include a few lines which check for that
(hostname != "entry_in_etc_utmp").

Malte		(malte@techfak.uni-bielefeld.de)



             reply	other threads:[~1991-08-07  9:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1991-08-07  9:38 malte [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1991-08-07 15:35 Donn Cave
1991-08-06 21:17 Donn Cave
1991-08-06 20:54 Chet Ramey
1991-08-06 16:10 Donn Cave
1991-08-02 15:26 Donn Cave
1991-08-06 12:16 ` Boyd Roberts

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