Philip Webb wrote: > 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 .
Simply install logrotate. It delivers already a setup to clean it up once a month automatically. - Jörg
