Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:57:50 -0800 (PST) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG, flo@ganymed.org Subject: Re: strange /var/log/wtmp logging Message-ID: <XFMail.981124115750.jdp@polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811241450240.10312-100000@bright.fx.genx.net>
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On 24-Nov-98 Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, John Polstra wrote:
>
>> > 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.
>
> urk, why hasn't someone made a UTMP_VERSION #define and
> int get_utmp_version(), or whatnot that would
> get bumped when utmp/wtmp change?
There is a rich mine of past discussion all about this in the mailing list
archives. Please, let's not rehash it all over again here.
John
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John Polstra jdp@polstra.com
John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA
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