topic Re: Stop logging btmp in Operating System - HP-UX

Stop logging btmp

Wantit Tangrugsasut — Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:31:30 GMT

Hi,

Does anyone know how to stop logging in btmp?
My boss want this file to stop logging

Thank You

Re: Stop logging btmp

Lasse Knudsen — Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:36:10 GMT

Remove /var/adm/btmp

/Allan

Re: Stop logging btmp

A. Clay Stephenson — Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:39:18 GMT

Remove /var/adm/btmp; if it's not there not logging occurs. I would suggest that for security reasons you keep the file but periodically rename and compress it then
cp /dev/null to /var/adm/btmp to create a new file.

Re: Stop logging btmp

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:40:57 GMT

Hi:

Simply remove the file (/var/adm/btmp). In the absence of a file, logging of "bad" logins does not occur. The same is true for logging "good" results in /var/adm/wtmp.

..JRF...