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# 8  
Old 09-29-2010
On HP-UX the commands "w" , "uptime" and "who" all read the file /etc/utmp .

If you want to see what is in that file in human-readable format:

Code:
cat /etc/utmp | /usr/sbin/acct/fwtmp

As others state, it takes a reboot to bring the file back in sync with reality. Inconsistencies can result from use of "kill -9" or program crashes.
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Old 10-06-2010
As it happens, another group has some maintenance scheduled for Sunday and I'll be shutting down the server for the duration so it will probably all be cleared up after the reboot. Thanks for all the information though.
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