if a terminal emulation and a .profile are set up differently will they conflict

[keith demingware]

I get the following message from a few cron processes that seem to be telling me that i have a terminal problem but i am not sure what the issue is.

I am running unix 11.11 on a hp9000 server
I seem to be just getting them when cron runs.

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Subject: cron

process not attached to terminal
Usage: who [-rbtpludAasHTqRm] [am i] [utmp_like_file]

r run level
b boot time
t time changes
p processes other than getty or users
l login processes
u useful information
d dead processes
A accounting information
a all (rbtpludA options)
s short form of who (no time since last output or pid)
H print header
T status of tty (+ writable, - not writable, x exclusive open, ? hung)
q quick who
R print host name
process not attached to terminal
Usage: who [-rbtpludAasHTqRm] [am i] [utmp_like_file]

r run level
b boot time
t time changes
p processes other than getty or users
l login processes
u useful information
d dead processes
A accounting information
a all (rbtpludA options)
s short form of who (no time since last output or pid)
H print header
T status of tty (+ writable, - not writable, x exclusive open, ? hung)
q quick who
R print host name

[Ben Dehner]

It looks like there is a cron script that is executing the 'who -m' command. This option requires that the current stdin is associated with a terminal or pseudo-terminal and not re-directed file IO. This has nothing to do with terminal emulation, profiles, or TERM setting. When a command is executed via cron, there is no tty or pty terminal associated with the process.