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Re: The cron problem and a solution



Rick Jones wrote:
> 
> A good plan.  I think the best way to do it is to check idle time on the
> CPU *then* grep last to see how long the user has been idle on his
> terminal(s).  The odds are in our favor if the idle times are similar.
> This most likely means the user has walked off and left the machine.

Ooops.  Should be grep who --idle or w.


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