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diff --git a/chapter06/create-utmp.sgml b/chapter06/create-utmp.sgml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fad585278 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/create-utmp.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +<sect2> +<title>Creating the /var/run/utmp, /var/log/wtmp and /var/log/btmp +files</title> + +<para> +Programs like login, shutdown, uptime and others want to read from and write +to the /var/run/utmp /var/log/btmp and /var/log/wtmp. These files contain +information about who is currently logged in. It also contains information +on when the computer was last booted and shutdown and a record of the +bad login attemps. +</para> + +<para> +Create these files with their proper permissions by running the +following commands: +</para> + +<blockquote><literallayout> + + <userinput>touch /var/run/utmp /var/log/wtmp /var/log/btmp + /var/log/lastlog &&</userinput> + <userinput>chmod 644 /var/run/utmp /var/log/wtmp /var/log/btmp + /var/log/lastlog</userinput> + +</literallayout></blockquote> + +</sect2> + |