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What does it mean when I appear twice in the output given by 'finger', on Ubuntu 9.04

What does it mean when I appear twice in the output given by 'finger', on Ubuntu 9.04

Here is what I get when I type finger in the command line and press enter:

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Guest [Entry]

"You will see a single entry for each terminal You're connected to. Names from tty1 to tty6 are ""regular"" terminals (available at Ctrl+Alt+Fx, where x goes from 1 to 6), tty7 is used for GNOME/KDE session (one is active and You're logged and this is why You see this entry).

/dev/pty/x are virtual terminals, those available when You use e.g. gnome-terminal or when You log via ssh.

So yes, You'll usually see Yourself at least in 2 entries."
Guest [Entry]

Local terminal and SSH session?