Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:35:48 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: flo@ganymed.org Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: strange /var/log/wtmp logging Message-ID: <199811241935.LAA00760@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19981124192442.00f334ac@triton>
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In article <3.0.32.19981124192442.00f334ac@triton>,
Florian Nigsch <flo@ganymed.org> wrote:
> Hi all!
>
>
> Recently I noticed that there are strange log entries in my wtmp file.
You probably have an old program predating the changes in the format
wtmp file, which is writing old-style records into the file. The
usual culprit is xterm. If you are using wu-ftpd from a port, it's
another possibility. Likewise for sshd, I believe.
John
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