Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 16:54:16 -0700 From: GVB <gvbmail@tns.net> To: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: lastlog/wtmp reporting incorrect info... Message-ID: <4.1.19990413165318.00a18610@abused.com> In-Reply-To: <rd6iub01kan.fsf@world.std.com> References: <GVB's message of Tue, 13 Apr 1999 10:12:18 -0700> <4.1.19990413101110.00b59e30@abused.com>
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I did; cp /dev/null /var/log/wtmp cp /dev/null /var/log/lastlog rebooted, and it still hasnt solved anything.. it looks like 200.accounting just does a; touch /var/log/wtmp. It is still not showing me that anyong is logged in when I run w, who, or finger. Any other ideas? GVB At 01:50 PM 4/13/99 -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: >GVB <gvbmail@tns.net> writes: > >> I just upgraded a 2.2.8 machine to 3.1 and I am having problems with what >> looks like wtmp and lastlog. finger, w, and who are all reporting >> incorrect information about who is logged in, it is not updating correctly. >> Is this a know problem during the upgrade process? What can I do to fix it. > >The wtmp file changed format. The easy solution is to move it out of >the way, and create a new one (see the monthly script -- specifically, >/etc/periodic/monthly/200.accounting for how it's done normally). > >This didn't happen automatically for me, either (a couple of months >back, now); should it be in the errata? > >Be well. > Lowell > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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