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Old 04-13-2006, 11:45 PM   #1
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4 of the same users logged on...


if enter the command

users

i get a list of 4 of the same user name logged on to the machine, is this normal if its a home machine that i thought i was only logged on once? and how can i log some of them off?
 
Old 04-13-2006, 11:54 PM   #2
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Its normal. Usually that happens if you are logged into a gui. Also the more terminal windows you open, the more instances of the login you will see.
 
  


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