Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:11:10 +0300 From: "Andy V. Oleynik" <andyo@prime.net.ua> To: Cillian Sharkey <cillian@baker.ie> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wtmp/utmp format distortion again Message-ID: <37C68E6C.47BB9024@prime.net.ua> References: <37C666E9.162AC443@prime.net.ua> <37C6655C.28948863@baker.ie>
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It was sshd. Fixed. Thank U. Cillian Sharkey wrote: > > Having upgraded 2.2.7-R box to 3.2-S recently I've faced > > wtmp/utmp problem causing w/last/who utils to not work > > properly. Zeroing wtmp/utmp/lastlog doesnt help. Every > > time wtmp/utmp is updated there are recorded 36-bytes > > records which should be (I beleave) 44-bytes long. Upgrade > > went w/o seriouse trouble. Is it only way to fix the situation > > to remake world? > > You shouldn't have to remake world..usually the culprits are any > 2.2.x binaries that are still being used on the system and which > write entries into wtmp/utmp..ssh has been the culprit before, > just recompile any of the old binaries again.. > > Cillian -- WBW Andy V. Oleynik (When U work in virtual office prime.net.ua's U have good chance to obtain system administrator virtual money ö%-) +380442448363 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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