From: <Her...@sp...> - 2006-03-21 15:35:02
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> > >>>> I have a problem with the last loging info screwing up: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Wehn I login the system shows me information about the last login, > > >>>> but for some reason the login device info is screwed up. I have > > >>>> tried to delete the /var/log/wtmp file, but it didn't help. Here is > > >>>> a sample output of last: > > >>>> > > >>>> root tty1 Mon Mar 20 15:27 still > > >>>> logged in root *e>4H******O Mon Mar 20 15:27 > > >>>> still logged in reboot system boot 2.4.32-grsec Mon Mar 20 > > >>>> 15:27 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> wtmp begins Mon Mar 20 15:27:03 2006 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Unfortunately, this output seems to include control characters and > > >>>> sometimes this screws up the whole console. > > >>>> > > >>>> I'm running the test version of 1.2.10 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> I can't access my 1.2.10 system from here, I'll take a look at it > > >>> when > > > I > > > > > >>> get home. One change I did was turning off the support for > > > /var/log/btmp > > > > > >>> for openssh. Try deleting the btmp, maybe that helps. > > >> > > >> I checked it on my 1.2.10-pre system and the last command works fine. > > >> Try deleting the btmp file. > > >> > > > > > > If I access the system over ssh it works fine, but not on the local > > > console. (Physicaly attached keyboard and screen) > > > > That's the way I tried it too. > > > > > I have also tried to delete the btmp file. > > > > Weird. > > Can you compare your 1.2.10-pre release with the one which is currently > on > > the FTP server ? Maybe it's an older one. > > I downloaded it a view days ago from Linjection... > I have just downloaded and installed the other version (1.2.10-2006-03-13-i686-SMP). The problem went away. I was previously using the i486 version. Herbert > > > > > If that all doesn't help, it's probably time to run the last command via > > strace, to see where it load that stuff from. > > > > - -- > > > > Regards > > Heiko Zuerker > > http://www.devil-linux.org > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAkQf9kQACgkQUcytMSbs+YVT+ACdFiGeh1VeW0h4nrP2bYkZRbo6 > > 1kkAnReGxUtxryGDIT5IwOJRv3f13dGS > > =j7tN > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting > language > > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live > webcast > > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding > territory! > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > > _______________________________________________ > > Devil-linux-discuss mailing list > > Dev...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast > and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Devil-linux-discuss mailing list > Dev...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/devil-linux-discuss |