110325 Alex Schuster wrote: > Philip Webb writes: >> In /var/log/ there is a file wtmp , which is 24 MB & owned by utmp >> Can anyone explain what it's for & whether it cb safely deleted ? > It tracks logins, you can use the 'last' command to show its contents. > If wou want to get the space, I suggest compressing the file, > bzip2 -v /var/log/wtmp
Yes! -- it fell from 24 MB to 444 KB ! -- most of it is repetitious. It's just started a new 'wtmp' after a reboot, good for another 4,5 yr . -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
