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Re: Login proc doesn't die!

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (mec204@crazy.fe.up.pt)
Fri Nov 15 07:00:43 1996

From: mec204@crazy.fe.up.pt
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 11:57:58 +0000 (GMT)
To: Chris Powell <helios@brickandivy.com>
Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <199611150502.AAA00806@hexagram.brickandivy.com>
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Reply-To: redhat-list@redhat.com

On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Chris Powell wrote:

> > 
> > After logging in the login proccess doesn't go away...
> > 
> > I've installed RedHat 4.0 and updated all the errata packages.
> > 
> > Please mail me, i.e., CC me with the answer please.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> Unless I'm mistaken, isn't this a "feature" of pam?  The login processes 
> should go away when you log out.
> 
> That is, of course, if I understand you correctly.

But this is a waste of memory, right?

And what's the purpose of keeping the login proccess that the user used
to login running??

Please help me with this subject because it's too odd... (Suppose a 
machine with 50 connected users... such much wasted memory)


Jorge


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