Bob, Is it possible you have an application like qmail which Debian requires to have exceptionally high numbered UID's? Like say upwards of 65000? /etc/passwd will show you your UID range.
In any event, lastlog 'logs' over your entire range of UID's from the lowest to the highest _including_ all_the_gaps. And the ls -l command reports all that air. The du -k command however accurately reports how much disk space in Kb's /var/log/lastlog actually writes to, _mit_out_der_gaps. As I say, this can win you beers and other small wagers. montefin Bob Bernstein wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 04:13:50AM -0600, montefin wrote: > > > du -k /var/log/lastlog > > bash-2.03$ du -k /var/log/lastlog > 10 /var/log/lastlog > > > and tell us what it says. > > Hmmm....the game's afoot Watson! What a strange animal. > > So, there is a reason why lastlog is not rotated like all the rest? > > > PS, you can win bets on this one. I have. > > I believe. Kewl. > > -- > Bob Bernstein > at http://www.ruptured-duck.com > Esmond, R.I., USA > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- In Life Timing is everything; in Linux Permissions is everything. http://www.montefin.com/~montefin/ (up 24/7) http://finux.com:8080 (our Zope experiment...evenings & weekends) http://finux.com:8085 (our XML adventures...evenings & weekends)
