Subject: misc/4135: utmp.5 : don't recommend rotating utmp/lastlog
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <mason@primenet.com.au>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/22/1997 06:37:03
>Number:         4135
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       utmp.5 recommends rotation of utmp/lastlog files
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    misc-bug-people (Misc Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Sep 21 23:50:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Geoff Wing
>Organization:
Geoff Wing [mason@primenet.com.au]                   Phone    : +61-3-9818 2977
 Technical Manager: PrimeNet Computer Consultants    Facsimile: +61-3-9768 2909
 Web: <URL:http://www.primenet.com.au/>              Mobile   : 0412 162 441
        [ Boulderdash: <URL:http://ciips.ee.uwa.edu.au/~williams/bd/> ]
>Release:        -current
>Environment:
System: NetBSD coral.primenet.com.au 1.2G NetBSD 1.2G (CORAL) #15: Tue Sep 9 21:10:53 EST 1997 mason@coral.primenet.com.au:/src/netbsd/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/CORAL i386


>Description:
	utmp.5 recommends rotation of utmp & lastlog files on a daily or
	weekly basis.  Neither should be.
>How-To-Repeat:
	man page.
>Fix:

*** /usr/src/share/man/man5/utmp.5	Sun Jun 22 21:32:08 1997
--- /usr/obj/share/man/man5/utmp.5	Mon Sep 22 16:33:10 1997
***************
*** 58,64 ****
  .Nm wtmp
  file.
  .Pp
! These files can grow rapidly on busy systems, daily or weekly rotation
  is recommended. 
  If any of these files do not exist, it is not created.
  These
--- 58,65 ----
  .Nm wtmp
  file.
  .Pp
! .Nm wtmp
! can grow rapidly on busy systems, daily or weekly rotation
  is recommended. 
  If any of these files do not exist, it is not created.
  These
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: