Remember that you can't log off before you log on. Syncronizing the clock 
can cause a fast clock to be set back.. effectively messing things up. Try 
things like 'lastlog' and 'ac' and see if either of them yell at you.

I'm just tossing out an idea.. might be the case.. might not :)

On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, Mike Burger wrote:

> I'm noticing an oddity when synchronizing my system clock.
> 
> If I do a "last" command, for example, a "last -20", I get a list of the 
> last 20 logins.
> 
> Then, I synchronize my clock...netdate, rdate, it doesn't matter the 
> program.
> 
> Then, I do another "last" command, and I get only one listing, in whatever 
> active consoles or telnet/ssh logins I was actively using.
> 
> The only way to see more is to log into another console/telnet/ssh 
> session, and then all active sessions see a proper listing when running 
> the "last" command.
> 
> I've noticed this behavior on several systems running Cartman, Guinness, 
> Seawolf and Enigma.
> 
> Any ideas what's causing this?
> 
> 
> 
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