what is wtmp file?

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Name: beginner
Date: September 12, 2002 at 00:43:42 Pacific
Subject: what is wtmp file?
OS: hpux
CPU/Ram: xxx

Comment:

hi there
what is wtmp file? my var file is 100% full and i using this command /dev/null > wtmp and clear the content..
it this is permanent solution for this ?
and what coz the wtmp file growing bigger compare to other machine?
tq

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Response Number 1

Name: Frank
Date: September 12, 2002 at 01:48:46 Pacific
Subject: what is wtmp file?

Reply: (edit)

wtmp includes the information about the loggin on your system.
You can read it via the "last" command.
The growing depends on the amount of loggins in your system.
Unfortuanly there is no option in standard unix to automate a proces which kepps only let say 6 month in it.
No RISK no fun
Frank

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