[Bug 397564] Re: wall message should use HH:MM:SS in printing the time, to avoid ambiguity

Fri Oct 11 15:12:03 UTC 2013

It looks like this has been fixed upstream, we just need to update.

** Also affects: util-linux-ng
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: util-linux-ng
       Status: New => Fix Released

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Title:
  wall message should use HH:MM:SS in printing the time, to avoid
  ambiguity

Status in The Util-Linux-ng Set of Utilities:
  Fix Released
Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: util-linux

  wall normally looks like this:

  ------------------------------
  kirkland at t61p:/local/source/base-files$ echo Ambiguous | wall 

  Broadcast Message from kirkland at t61p                                           
          (/dev/pts/14) at 14:44 ...                                             

  Ambiguous  
  ------------------------------

  Note the 14:44 is only accurate to the minute.  It would be much more
  useful to have the seconds in there as well.

  ------------------------------
  kirkland at t61p:/local/source/base-files$ echo Accurate | wall 

  Broadcast Message from kirkland at t61p                                           
          (/dev/pts/14) at 14:47:32 ...                                             

  Accurate
  ------------------------------

  The patch is trivial, attached.  Please include.

  :-Dustin

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