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Description of problem:
I have a RedHat 7.1 DNS server that is reporting inaccurate idle times.  
The server has only been up 9 days, but it says I have two sessions idle 
for 301 days:

[root@pc-22-114 named]# uptime
  9:33am  up 9 days, 22:25,  3 users,  load average: 0.03, 0.01, 0.00

[root@pc-22-114 named]# finger itsssw1
Login: itsssw1                          Name: Steve Wilson
Directory: /home/itsssw1                Shell: /bin/bash
On since Fri Oct 26 10:09 (MST) on pts/0 from sedona
On since Fri Oct 26 11:42 (MST) on pts/1   301 days 16 hours idle
     (messages off)
On since Fri Oct 26 13:04 (MST) on pts/3   301 days 16 hours idle
     (messages off)
Last login Fri Oct 26 11:41 (MST) on :0
New mail received Mon Oct 29 04:05 2001 (MST)
     Unread since Fri Oct 26 10:16 2001 (MST)
No Plan.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. One user logged on.
2. Issue the command "finger" from the command line, with or without a 
user ID to finger.
3. See results.
	

Actual Results:  [root@pc-22-114 named]# finger itsssw1
Login: itsssw1                          Name: Steve Wilson
Directory: /home/itsssw1                Shell: /bin/bash
On since Fri Oct 26 10:09 (MST) on pts/0 from sedona
On since Fri Oct 26 11:42 (MST) on pts/1   301 days 16 hours idle
     (messages off)
On since Fri Oct 26 13:04 (MST) on pts/3   301 days 16 hours idle
     (messages off)
Last login Fri Oct 26 11:41 (MST) on :0
New mail received Mon Oct 29 04:05 2001 (MST)
     Unread since Fri Oct 26 10:16 2001 (MST)
No Plan.


Expected Results:  This ID is only logged on once and SU'd to root, not 
three times.

[root@pc-22-114 named]# finger itsssw1
Login: itsssw1                          Name: Steve Wilson
Directory: /home/itsssw1                Shell: /bin/bash
On since Fri Oct 26 10:09 (MST) on pts/0 from sedona


Additional info:

See above.