> 
> 
> >  I have been getting this error message latley whenever i run top or w.
> > Does anyone have any idea? I think i have all of the latest fixes...
> 
> Apparently the format of /var/run/utmp has changed.  Just delete it and
> recreate it, and you should be fine.  Something like this should be fine:
> 
> bash# cat /dev/null > /var/run/utmp
> 
> Dave


   > filename

is enough to clear a file in linux. (Don't try this in Solaris or
something though)

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