On Thu, 2005-07-21 at 23:03 +0000, J.A. de Vries wrote: > Hi, > > For a monitor script I thought I'd use the -t switch of the last command > hoping to get only the latest entries from wtmp. Seems there's something > wrong there, since it will return all entries in wtmp regardless. Before > I submit a bugreport I'd like to know if anyone on the list has noticed > the same. > > The exact command I used is "last -t 20050721000000" on a host running > Etch (updated today, but it happened before the upgrade as well). > > Another weird thing "last -t 2005072000000" will work without an error > (note this is YYYYMMDDHHMMS<- not SS). Cutting off a second digit from > the end will result in an error (as I'd expect). Using another time > instead of midnight shows the same behavior (so it's not specific for > the zeros). > > A last experiment (pun intended) with "last -x" returned all entries in > wtmp too and not just the runlevel changes... not what I expected from > reading the manpage. > > Could someone confirm this for me before I go bark against some tree in > the BTS please? >
I think it's a question of interpretation of the man pages. To me it seems that '-x' *also* gives the runlevel info; and that '-t' gives all entries *up to* a date (as opposed to since or on that date).... -- Michael Bane Atmospheric Physics Group University of Manchester -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]