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Date:      Wed, 11 Nov 1998 15:10:59 -0800 (PST)
From:      Chuck Rouillard <crouilla@ucsd.edu>
To:        Steve Friedrich <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: wtmp
Message-ID:  <Pine.SUN.4.02A.9811111445340.9012-100000@sdcc10.ucsd.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199811111743.MAA02125@laker.net>

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On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, you wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:26:53 -0600, Dave Bodenstab wrote:
> 
> >> > No. I have the file. I just want to remove a record that user XXX
> >> > logged in at the time A and logged out at the time B. To pretend that
> >> > he never did.
> 
> This sounds like something a *cracker* would want to do. Why is anyone
> helping a *cracker* cover his tracks??
> 
> I realize he may not be a *cracker*, just wanted to point out the
> possibility and warn that even if he's not, your solution could be
> valuable to a *cracker*.
> 
> 

This is not without its merits.  Even if it *is* being asked by a cracker
and we find solutions, its better that we *all* see the solution to better
understand the situation(and its possibilities).

-Chuck




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