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Wantit Tangrugsasut
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‎04-24-2001 07:31 AM

‎04-24-2001 07:31 AM

Stop logging btmp

Hi,

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

Thank You
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Lasse Knudsen
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‎04-24-2001 07:36 AM

‎04-24-2001 07:36 AM

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Re: Stop logging btmp

Remove /var/adm/btmp

/Allan
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A. Clay Stephenson
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‎04-24-2001 07:39 AM

‎04-24-2001 07:39 AM

Re: Stop logging btmp

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.
If it ain't broke, I can fix that.
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James R. Ferguson
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‎04-24-2001 07:40 AM

‎04-24-2001 07:40 AM

Re: Stop logging btmp

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...
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