On 12 Dec 1997, Andreas Jaeger wrote: > Just use the libc functions setutent/getutent. They're available in > both libc5 and glibc2.
Sorry... I'm using perl, and these functions are not avalible.. *sigh* > If you're never writing/reading the files > directly (opening them), you don't have problems. Even with > glibc2/libc6 you shouldn't access the files directly and use the > library functions always. I know, but I do not have any options, the only thing I can do is reading them directly... > If you encounter a program that reads from or, even worse, writes to > the UTMP and WTMP files directly, please report this as a bug to the > author of that program. *sigh* What can a poor perl proggrammer do...? :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turbo _ /// If there are no Amigas in heaven, send me to HELL! ^^^^^ \\\/ Unix _IS_ user friendly - it's just selective about who its friends are ! Turbo Fredriksson Tel: +46-704-697645 S-415 10 Göteborg [EMAIL PROTECTED] SWEDEN www5.tripnet.se/~turbo My PGP key can be found at: 'www5.tripnet.se/~turbo/pgp.html' Key fingerprint = B7 92 93 0E 06 94 D6 22 98 1F 0B 5B FE 33 A1 0B --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .