hUnTeR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well here is a "y2k" brain teaser. I run a number of redhat-6.1 servers > here, and when i ssh'd into them this morning at about 4:30am i saw this > unusual message: > > ~/ eclipse > hunter's password: > Last login: Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 -0500 > No mail. > > I thought that was rather strange, since i hadnt been on that particular > box at all that day, and did a last just to check and saw: > Are you really looking at the date when you say that ???? 1969, hum, this is an OLD BOX you have got there !!! > ~/temp/ last -15 > hunter ttyp1 quark.userfriend Sat Jan 1 04:42 still loggedin > > wtmp begins Sat Jan 1 04:42:50 2000 > > So, went to box number 2 and saw the EXACT sane behavior on it, same > date and time for the last login, and went to a third box, and saw the > exact same thing. So, realizing that these are all totally different > boxes but all running redhat-6.1 i was curious as to why i was seeing > this. Has anyone got a reasonable explanation as to why i am seeing > this? And what the long term consequences, if any, might be? I am > awaiting tripwire's report to verify what i already know, but this > doesnt look like an intruder, > I can advance one idea : the begining of time for Unix is specifically on January 1 1970 means that if you roll over and present a number like -1 to Unix it is going to think it is on ... December 31 1969 ! Look like a perfect Y2K bug right there. Philippe > Regards and thanks in advance. > -- > Michael B. Weiner > Systems Administrator/Partner > The UserFriendly Network (UFN) > -- > > / / (_)__ __ ____ __ > / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / > /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ > > * * * CHOICE OF A GNU GENERATION * * * > > > -- > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" > as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
