law@super.super.org (Jeffrey A Law) (11/15/90)
Can someone please tell me what the console is doing in the username field from the last command?!? last | more law pts/1 planet.super.org Wed Nov 14 12:06 still logged in console hft/0 Tue Nov 13 10:58 still logged in merk hft/0 Tue Nov 13 10:57 - 10:58 (00:01) console hft/0 Mon Nov 12 17:11 - 10:57 (17:45) dak hft/0 Mon Nov 12 17:10 - 17:11 (00:00) [law@kalel /home/law] finger console Login name: console In real life: ??? [law@kalel /home/law] fgrep console /etc/passwd [law@kalel /home/law] jeff
gs26@prism.gatech.EDU (Glenn R. Stone) (11/15/90)
In <37222@super.ORG> law@super.super.org (Jeffrey A Law) writes: >Can someone please tell me what the console is doing in the username >field from the last command?!? >law pts/1 planet.super.org Wed Nov 14 12:06 still logged in >console hft/0 Tue Nov 13 10:58 still logged in >merk hft/0 Tue Nov 13 10:57 - 10:58 (00:01) >console hft/0 Mon Nov 12 17:11 - 10:57 (17:45) It means there wasn't anyone logged in on the console (and, in this case, still isn't). Now, *why* Big Blue did it this way, I don't know. It's awfully confusing to me. -- Glenn Glenn R. Stone glenns@eas.gatech.edu
slh@wolf.cs.washington.edu (Scott Heyano) (11/19/90)
In article <37222@super.ORG> law@super.super.org (Jeffrey A Law) writes: | |Can someone please tell me what the console is doing in the username |field from the last command?!? | |last | more |law pts/1 planet.super.org Wed Nov 14 12:06 still logged in |console hft/0 Tue Nov 13 10:58 still logged in |merk hft/0 Tue Nov 13 10:57 - 10:58 (00:01) |console hft/0 Mon Nov 12 17:11 - 10:57 (17:45) |dak hft/0 Mon Nov 12 17:10 - 17:11 (00:00) | It is giving you the times when no one is logged-in on the console. I don't think this happens anymore with the latest update.