Unix command WALL is not sending..

On Xfce4 x86_64 the command 'wall' seems to work but is not sending to my users.
The user's terminal all have 'mesg' y -- but they are not getting the wall message.
The log shows the wall command being sent.
Any ideas?

Hello,
It seems I have been too fast with my question: I have found the command myself: using the UNIX command "ld", I can see what is the problem and so I have solved it.
Kind regards
Dominique

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