On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 23:15 -0800, patrick ~ wrote:
> Noticed that /var/log/failedlogin grew from 0
> bytes to 304304 bytes.

it's a binary log, mine is the exact same size on 4.0.

> I couldn't find much about the file. Some googling
> brings some AIX related pages.  One reference to
> 3.7 COLUG[0] post.

it is read on login and displays to you whether there were any login
failures since your last successful one.  there is no tool that I know
of to read it directly

> ttyC0
>  X]E

probably they last TTY you logged in on.

later.
ryanc

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