Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 17:08:05 +0100 (MET) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: ernie@spooky.eis.net.au (Ernie Elu) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wtmp file corruption Message-ID: <199703281608.RAA27864@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <199703280335.NAA05705@spooky.eis.net.au>
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> My wtmp logs are corrupting. > When I create a fresh wtmp log file it it fine for a while > then it becomes garbage, neither last or ac can read it. > > I am running 2.2-RELEASE however 2.2-GAMMA did it as well. You are probably running some binary of the pre-[wu]tmp changes time. Possibly an xterm, mgetty or other program that modifies the wtmp entry. > > I reformatted the drive before I installed 2.2-RELEASE. > > Any suggestions for tracking it down, it's driving me nuts. > > - Ernie. -- Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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