Ok, now I've found out what btmp is. It belongs to root, but isn't readable through log viewer, although it's readable for others. I wonder if a chmod to 640 makes the message in log viewer go away? References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=326028 http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7600500 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-utils/+bug/374320
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #326028 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=326028 -- System log viewer keeps displaying error message "/var/log/btmp" The file is not a regular file or not a text file https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/401499 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs