Subject: Re: misc/3196 utmp.5 patch (pr#3196)
To: None <mason@primenet.com.au>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@connect.com.au>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 06/22/1997 17:57:40
Geoff Wing writes:
> This is the patch for my pr#3196
>
> *** /usr/src/share/man/man5/utmp.5 Sat Oct 14 11:31:51 1995
> --- /usr/obj/share/man/man5/utmp.5 Sun Jun 22 17:29:12 1997
> ***************
> *** 137,146 ****
> and appends the user's
> .Fa utmp
> record.
> ! The same
> .Fa utmp
> ! record, with an updated time stamp is later appended
> ! to the file when the user logs out. (See
> .Xr init 8 . )
> The
> .Nm wtmp
> --- 137,146 ----
> and appends the user's
> .Fa utmp
> record.
> ! When the user logs out, a
> .Fa utmp
> ! record with the tty line, an updated time stamp, and zero'd name and host
> ! fields is appended to the file. (See
> .Xr init 8 . )
> The
> .Nm wtmp
My reading of the source to init(8) is that
a) the record for "line" in /var/run/utmp is updated to have a
cleared user and host field, and the current time.
b) a new record is appended to /var/log/wtmp with the line,
a cleared user & host field, and the current time.
So, your comment is more an addition to what's there, rather than a
replacement. A rewording of both is in order. I'll do this, and commit
the result, and if it's not clear enough, then you can fix that ;)