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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Resetting WTMP? Post 1294 by 98_1LE on Thursday 22nd of February 2001 12:13:05 PM
Old 02-22-2001
You can probably go edit the files listed above and just restart utmpd. I have never tried this though. Whats specific OS are you running?
 

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utmps(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							  utmps(4)

NAME
utmps - user-accounting database SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
File contains user accounting information for all users logged onto the system. This file will be accessed by getuts(3C) only if utmpd(1M) is not running. The following information is stored in the file: o User login name (up to 256 characters) o o Device name (console, lnxx; up to 64 characters) o Process id o Type of entry o Exit status of a process marked as o The time the entry was made o Internet address of host, if remote (Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported.) o Hostname, if remote (up to 256 characters) This file contains user accounting information only when utmpd(1M) is not running. When utmpd(1M) is active this file does not contain up- to-date user accounting information. The use of this file may be discontinued in future releases. FILES
AUTHOR
was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company. SEE ALSO
last(1), login(1), who(1), write(1), acctcon(1M), fwtmp(1M), utmpd(1M), getuts(3C). utmps(4)
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