Re: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ?

2011-03-26 Thread Philip Webb
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

[gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ?

2011-03-25 Thread Philip Webb
In /var/log/ there is a file wtmp , which is 24 MB owned by utmp . It is in binary format is updated when I reboot. Can anyone explain what it's for whether it cb safely deleted ? -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___,

Re: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ?

2011-03-25 Thread Einux
this file stores previous login sessions since the system existed. It's OK to delete that file if only for regular use. On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net wrote: In /var/log/ there is a file wtmp , which is 24 MB owned by utmp . It is in binary format is

Re: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ?

2011-03-25 Thread Alex Schuster
Philip Webb writes: In /var/log/ there is a file wtmp , which is 24 MB owned by utmp . It is in binary format is updated when I reboot. 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. I'm pretty

Re: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ?

2011-03-25 Thread Philip Webb
110325 Alex Schuster wrote: Philip Webb writes: In /var/log/ there is a file wtmp , which is 24 MB owned by utmp . It is in binary format is updated when I reboot. Can anyone explain what it's for whether it cb safely deleted ? It tracks logins, you can use the 'last' command to show

Re: [gentoo-user] what is /var/log/wtmp ?

2011-03-25 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Philip Webb purs...@ca.inter.net wrote: 110325 Alex Schuster wrote: Philip Webb writes: In  /var/log/  there is a file  wtmp , which is  24 MB   owned by  utmp . It is in binary format is updated when I reboot. Can anyone explain what it's for whether it cb