[SunHELP] last command not working

[Predrag Zecevic - Solaris System Administrator]

Hi,

one statement:

    I am not conidering anybody's reply to this post as stupid!

It was me who had stupid question: does PROM batery operates and machine 
updates date/time? Maybe that should be checked 1st?

Sorry if my post sounded like offense! ;-)

Lund, Dennis wrote:

>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 using logs into the server, but May 31st
>is that login 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)
>
>Any ideas as to how we fix this? The server has been rebooted.
>
>Thank you
>Dennis Lund
>(800)283-2636
>dennis.lund at sciatl.com 
>
>
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