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The 'last' command not working properly

 
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Brad Marks
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‎11-17-2005 08:15 AM

‎11-17-2005 08:15 AM

The 'last' command not working properly

Although wtmp and btmp have a current date/time stamp, the 'last' command's most recent activity is from one week ago! I can't see any recent login/out activity.

Any help very appreciated: Points Assigned

Thanks,
Brad
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A. Clay Stephenson
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‎11-17-2005 08:23 AM

‎11-17-2005 08:23 AM

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Re: The 'last' command not working properly

I suspect that you have corrupt wtmp and/or btmp files. Use fwtmp to convert them to readable text. You can also use fwtmp to convert your cleaned up ASCII files back to binary format. Man fwtmp for details.
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Brad Marks
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‎11-17-2005 08:31 AM

‎11-17-2005 08:31 AM

Re: The 'last' command not working properly

That did the trick.
Much thanks!

Brad
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