On Tue, Aug 18, 1998 at 06:54:54PM +0200, Georges Heinesch wrote:
> When 'system messages' (e.g. failed logins) are displayed while
> running X in multiple windows, they are displayed in *all* windows!
> However, iirc, they should only be printed in xterm windows started
> with the '-C' (console) option. This doesn't seem to work properly in
> twm using xterm.
> 
> Should 'system messages' only be printed in '-C' started xterm windows
> or in all xterm windows?

Depends.

xterm -C is a console.

However, depending on how you configured /etc/syslog.conf, some classes of
messages might be forwarded to every root, or every member of the "operator"
group, in addition to or instead of reaching the console or one of the log
files.

See man syslogd.

Regards,
	-is