[comp.unix.questions] rwall with netgroup

acarlson%laurel@math.umass.edu (Adam Carlson) (06/13/90)

Why does
Machine1_prompt> rwall machine2
Text to be broadcast
^D
Machine1_prompt>

work while

Machine1_prompt> more /etc/netgroup
organization (machine1,,) (machine2,,)
Machine1_prompt> rwall -n organization
Text to broadcast
^D
Machine1_prompt>

doesn't.

Machine1 and machine2 are both Sun 3/80's running SunOS 4.0.3 and are
in the same domain.