Paul Serice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've since deleted /var/log/btmp to get back to the Debian default.
> Knowing nothing about anything, I was wondering if someone could fill
> me in on why Debian defaults to no btmp.
I don't know anything about why the Debian crew decided to remove btmp,
but from my own experience a lot of people fumbles when they log in, and
as a result they type inn the password instead of the username.
Thus you can often find both the account-name and the password if you
do "lastb".
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