In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Karl Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >At 09:12 PM 26/04/97 +0200, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote: >>I don't think so. I've seen this behaviour before. The wtmp code >>didn't change between 2.69 and 2.70 - the utmp code did (but very >>slightly, and I still can't find anything wrong with it). Anyway for >>2.71 the new code will be used for utmp in init. > >Hmmmm - if the code doesn't change then can you explain this:- I just >installed 2.70-1 and started getting corruption on my dialin serial ports. >I go back to 2.69-1 and it's fine - no resetting of the log files, nothing.
OK, which log file gets corrupted - the wtmp or the utmp file? Or both? I've heard reports about corrupted utmp files, and I'll try to fix that in 2.71 >I run mgetty for the dialin lines, I hooked up a vt100 terminal to a serial >port on a different machine with 2.70-1 and used plain getty (well, really >agetty in disguise) and found the exact same thing - if I downgrade, it >works a treat. Oh great, you can reproduce it. Can you tell me 1. which logfile gets corrupted 2. When (before login, during session, after logout) Mike. -- | Miquel van | I know one million ways, to always pick | | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | the wrong fantasy --- the Black Crowes | | PGP fingerprint: FE 66 52 4F CD 59 A5 36 7F 39 8B 20 F1 D6 74 02 | -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
