[SunHELP] last command not working (topo's corrected)

[Lund, Dennis]

We have and issue were the "last" command is NOT displaying accurate data.
The command only displays login data from May 2004.

The wtmpx file is updating when a user logs into the server, but logins from
May 31st and earlier are the only logins displayed.

Example:

wallacc   pts/14       xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx    Mon May 31 15:20 - 15:29  (00:08)
perryc    pts/14       xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx    Mon May 31 11:37 - 11:43  (00:06)
perryc    pts/14       xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx    Mon May 31 08:58 - 10:57  (01:58) 

I have run a few tests on another system:

1. cat /dev/null wtmpx (last still works showing login data)
2. cat /dev/null utmpx (last still works)
3. cat /dev/null lastlog (last still works)

The server has been rebooted.  I thought we might fix it by nulling all 3
files, but not sure if it would correct the issue.

Any ideas as to how we fix this? 

Thank you
Dennis Lund
(800)283-2636
dennis.lund at sciatl.com


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