The following reply was made to PR bin/31072; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed@reedmedia.net>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: zafer@gmx.org
Subject: Re: bin/31072: w  doesn't update ownership of tty
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:10:19 -0700 (PDT)

 I see that src/usr.bin/login/login.c revision 1.70 commit message says:
 
   disallow users from alter log file entries by using "login foo".
   from xs@kittenz.org
 
 itojun added a "nested" setting.
 
 Maybe the man page for login and/or w should be fixed.
 
 w(1) says "prints a summary of the current activity".
 
 "current" does not seem true in this case.
 
 utmp(5) is for recording "current users". wtmp is for "logins".
 
 What is correct behaviour? What do other systems do?
 
   Jeremy C. Reed
 
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