Re: Trimming the wtmp file

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From: Drew Sullivan
Date: Thu, 21 May 1992 22:32

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In article <9205201503.AA01446@moore.com> paul@moore.com (Paul Maclauchlan) writes:
>Is there a utility that I can use to trim the contents of the wtmp
>file from the "top"?
>
>I'd like to keep a month or so of data, but lose what is older.
>
>Thanks for your help!

Sure, once per month, mv /etc/wtmp /etc/wtmp.old
A simple entry in cron such as:

0 5  1 * * mv /etc/wtmp /etc/wtmp.old

would do it.  Now your first wtmp.old would be large, but that would fix
it's self next month.
-- 
  -- Drew Sullivan, <drew@lethe.uucp>

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