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From: Igor Roshchin <str@giganda.komkon.org>
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Subject: wtmp corrupted - ?
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Hello!

I've just found that my wtmp file is corrupted.
(See the output of last(1) below).
Is this a bug or is it a sign of somebody trying to clear his trace ?
(This is on 4.3-RELEASE).

Are there any tools around which allow to easily read a corrupted wtmp ?

thanks,

Igor

50.85            200.191. 3408             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
50.85            200.191. 3378             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
5.134            63.29.16 3378ftp          Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
.112             38.16.82 3359str          Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
56.169           212.57.1 3313             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
56.169           212.57.1 3313ftp          Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
176.69           211.133. 3058             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
8.215            213.44.5 3058ftp          Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
7.228            202.225. 3042             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
8.215            213.44.5 3042ftp          Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
8.215            213.44.5 3005             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
98.203           217.80.1 2976             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
8.215            213.44.5 2974             Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
98.203           217.80.1 2976ftp          Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in
148.201          200.236. 2974ftp          Wed Dec 31 19:00   still logged in


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