Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:20:04 -0700 (PDT) From: David Muir Sharnoff <muir@idiom.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: bin/53560: logging domain names in wtmp is retarded Message-ID: <200306201720.h5KHK46E083210@idiom.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200306201730.h5KHUGET040615@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 53560 >Category: bin >Synopsis: logging domain names in wtmp is retarded >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jun 20 10:30:16 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: David Muir Sharnoff >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Idiom >Environment: System: FreeBSD idiom.com 4.8-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE #15: Thu Apr 10 13:51:32 PDT 2003 muir@staid.idiom.com:/build/obj/build/src/sys/IDIOM i386 The fully qualified domain name is logged in wtmp. The FQDN often doesn't fit and has no guarantee of accuracy. >Description: >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Log the domain name if it fits and the reverse matches the forward. Otherwise log the IP address. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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