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Date:      Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:09:11 -0600
From:      Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com>
To:        Nicolas Rachinsky <list@rachinsky.de>
Cc:        security at FreeBSD <freebsd-security@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Possible compromise ?
Message-ID:  <4016D377.6090208@centtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040127210015.GA12328@pc5.i.0x5.de>
References:  <003001c3e4f4$dbba7910$3501a8c0@peter> <20040127165741.GA1700@sheol.localdomain> <002801c3e513$774a4040$3501a8c0@peter> <4016CAE5.6080808@centtech.com> <00c401c3e516$4f1bf7a0$3501a8c0@peter> <20040127210015.GA12328@pc5.i.0x5.de>

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Nicolas Rachinsky wrote:
> * Peter Rosa <prosa@pro.sk> [2004-01-27 21:44 +0100]:
> 
>>As Mr. Anderson wrote, I tried last -f /var/log/lastlog and get, what is in
>>attachment.
>>Unreadable chaos, bad dates. May be, lastlog has not exact structure for
>>last, isn't it ?
> 
> 
> The program to show /var/log/lastlog is lastlogin.


Actually, last reads it also, the lastlogin tool is a "subtool" I think:

 From lastlogin(8):
      "The lastlogin utility differs from last(1) in that it only prints 
infor-mation regarding the very last login session.  The last login 
database is never turned over or deleted in standard usage."

Eric



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