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diff --git a/chapter06/create-utmp.xml b/chapter06/create-utmp.xml index 93a94fb75..3c8dcd756 100644 --- a/chapter06/create-utmp.xml +++ b/chapter06/create-utmp.xml @@ -2,27 +2,19 @@ <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 +<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 attempts. -</para> +bad login attempts.</para> -<para> -Create these files with their proper permissions by running the -following commands: -</para> +<para>Create these files with their proper permissions by running the +following commands:</para> -<para> -<screen> -<userinput>touch /var/run/utmp /var/log/wtmp \</userinput> +<para><screen><userinput>touch /var/run/utmp /var/log/wtmp \</userinput> <userinput> /var/log/btmp /var/log/lastlog &&</userinput> <userinput>chmod 644 /var/run/utmp /var/log/wtmp \</userinput> -<userinput> /var/log/btmp /var/log/lastlog</userinput> -</screen> -</para> +<userinput> /var/log/btmp /var/log/lastlog</userinput></screen></para> </sect2> |