Re: clearing wtmp

From: Ron Bramblett (bramblet@FULLER.COM)
Date: Fri May 02 2003 - 12:19:09 EDT

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I use cp /dev/null wtmp from the /var/adm directory as root. It saves
the permissions that way.

John Jolet wrote:
> cat /dev/null>wtmp.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Hanel [mailto:hanela@BILLINGS.K12.MT.US]
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 10:25 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: clearing wtmp
>
> What is the correct way to clear my entries in wtmp? I?ve got
> records in there from 4 years ago.
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> Thanks-
>
> Adam
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Ron Bramblett
Sys Admin
Fuller Brush Company.

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