Linux FAQ > 10. Frequently Encountered Error Messages Question: 10.21. ``You don't exist. Go away.'' Answer:
This is not a viral infection. It comes from programs like write, talk, and wall, if your invoking UID doesn't correspond to a valid user (probably due to /etc/passwd being corrupted), or if the session (pseudoterminal, specifically) you're using isn't properly registered in the utmp file (probably because you invoked it in a funny way). http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/faqs/linux_faq_AEN3435 #cat /etc/passwd root:*:0:0:root:/:bin/sh installer:x:0:0:installer:/:/bin/network-console -- edgy intall shell won't do scp https://launchpad.net/bugs/53753 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
