Richard Burt wrote: > > OK, I took a look at the man pages for last. With no arguments, it should > tell me all logins from the wtmp file. Here is what I get: > > # last > USER TTY PID TIMEON FROM > reboot ~ 0 4845 2.2.19 > > Figuring it has to do with logins, I also took a look at auth.log (also > pretty big). I think the answer is here, but I don't know what to do to fix > it. It is full of these. > > Dec 7 06:45:12 firewall /sbin/getty[11929]: /dev/tty1: cannot open as > standard input: Operation not supported by device > Dec 7 06:45:13 firewall /sbin/getty[11930]: /dev/tty2: cannot open as > standard input: Operation not supported by device
This is your problem. I've seen this on a SCO box, where /etc/inttab was grossly misconfigured and the experiences a 10 GB wtmp file !!! > My box does not have any serial ports, so is there something I can do to > stop it from trying to open them? > Thanks, > Rich > > >Message: 5 > >Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 23:10:32 -0600 > >From: David Douthitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [Leaf-user] very large /var/log/wtmp > >To: LEAF User Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >On 12/6/01 at 5:38 PM, Richard Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>I saw a posting a few weeks ago of someone who was > >>having this problem. I don't ever remember seeing an > >>answer. This is a new clean Dachstein 1.01 > >>installation. Been up for just shy of 3 days. > > >>As you can see my wtmp file is 7.5 MB. Anyone have > >>any thoughts? Or what more info should I provide. Thanks. > > >wtmp is used by the last command (that is -- probaby -- /bin/last); > >try it. You might want to check the help for a way to limit the > >number of entries to list (I don't remember what it was, but it can be > >done). > > >Then you can see what is filling your wtmp file. -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 Dare to fix things before they break . . . Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
