> > 4. Now you are root but command 'w' does not say so (security?)
> > 5. type 'logout'
> > 6. Now command 'w' says user 'username' is still logged but it has no
> > processes.
>
> Since the root user can just delete the utmp file, there is not too much
> to be done about this. Some UNIX systems have gone to a utmp API and an
> utmp server to maintain the logged in user state better.
How can root fix utmp safely without touching other working users?
Eugene Grosbein
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