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From: Philip Webb <purslow@××××××××.net>
To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ?
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:30:21
Message-Id: 20110325132855.GA3749@ca.inter.net
1 In /var/log/ there is a file wtmp , which is 24 MB & owned by utmp .
2 It is in binary format & is updated when I reboot.
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4 Can anyone explain what it's for & whether it cb safely deleted ?
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Re: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ? Einux <einuxnet@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ? Alex Schuster <wonko@×××××××××.org>