On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Bernardo Carvalho wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My /var/log/wtmp file is a bit large and I want to reset it... from the man
> pages I figured that if I delete it it won't be automatically created again.
> What should I do?
>
> The /var/log/xferlog is also a bit big. Is it the same situation?
Logging in as root, you can go to the /var/log directory and remove wtmp.
Then recreate it with
touch wtmp
This produces a zero-length wtmp file that will commence accumulating log
in information again. I don't know if the xferlog file works the same
way. But you might rename it temporarily and try. Be sure you have
rescue floppies ready if you try this experiment. I don't _know_ that
anything will happen, but its never a mistake to be too careful.
Good Luck,
Gordon A. Gallup Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0111
Voice: (402)472-1230 FAX: (402)472-2879
http://www.unl.edu/physics/
