Shell Programming and Scripting

we've concluded for now that the weirdness of the server must be due to the in-house passwd/authentication application that we use. It's the only server that behaves like that.

Due to policies, I cannot go poking around the server to make changes. So for now.... I rest my case.

Thank you for all contributions.

Why did you start a new thread while you already had one on the very same subject ?

Also, if you want to understand better what's going on on that particular server, please reply to my question in its last posting (#10).

Help with who am i . Not displaying real user

jlliagre

Your question was answered. It's just to display the real user. Just one username. Also, I actually thought it was a scripting problem and I had posted it on the wrong forum.

I don't know how to merge the threads. Maybe a moderator would merge it for me.

Besides, like I said before... it's the only server in the company that behaves that way and due to policies, it's a no-go area.

Anyway, thank you.

I'm afraid it wasn't. Can you please post what returns the "tty" command in addition to what "w" returns.

Code:

root@ # ksh
root@ # a=$(tty)
root@# echo $a
/dev/pts/5
root@ #

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough. I'm asking for both of "tty" and "w" outputs during the same shell session.

Code:

root@# echo "$w"
  4:02pm  up 195 day(s),  7:50,  1 user,  load average: 5.86, 5.82, 5.72
User     tty           login@  idle   JCPU   PCPU  what
wisdom   pts/1         4:01pm                      w
root@ #
root@ #
root@ # echo $a
pts/5
root@ #