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Removed outdated text on xdm(8).

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Michael Kerrisk 2007-05-27 15:16:41 +00:00
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@ -167,15 +167,6 @@ will mark it as \fBDEAD_PROCESS\fP on exiting and it is advised that
they null \fIut_line\fP, \fIut_time\fP, \fIut_user\fP, and \fIut_host\fP
as well.
.PP
.BR xdm (8)
should not create a utmp record, because there is no
assigned terminal.
Letting it create one will result in errors, such
as 'finger: cannot stat /dev/machine.dom'.
It should create wtmp entries, though, just like
.BR ftpd (8)
does.
.PP
.BR telnetd (8)
sets up a \fBLOGIN_PROCESS\fP entry and leaves the rest to
.BR login (8)