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From: rfarris@serene.UUCP (Rick Farris)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Why is wtmp so big?
Message-ID: <1126@serene.UUCP>
Date: 28 Nov 89 21:12:32 GMT
Reply-To: rfarris@serene.uu.net (Rick Farris)
Organization: Serenity BBS, Del Mar, California
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In my never-ending search for disk space, I have discovered
/etc/wtmp, which is a whopping 4,184,424 bytes long.  Is this normal?

Is this a "log" file, composed of numerous /etc/utmp entries?  Can I
truncate it by copying /etc/utmp to it?  Can I delete it altogether,
and let it recreate itself?

Inquiring (disk-hungry) minds want to know.


Rick Farris   RF Engineering  POB M  Del Mar, CA  92014   voice (619) 259-6793
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