FreeBSD 2.2.1 /PPP 2.2.0 and mgetty 1.0.0 or 1.1.5: wtmp and connection problems

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Hi,

Christoph Kukulies wrote:
> > I recently upgraded (well, reinstalled) FreeBSD 2.2.1 and mgetty
> > 1.0.0 (I tried 1.1.5 first, then fell back on 1.0.0 'cause it
> > was the latest port available, and I thought the problem had
> > something to do with it).
> > 
> > 1. In my wtmp; whenever I give a 'last', there are always 2 entries:
> > one for the AutoPPP
> > one for the real user
> > Now, AutoPPP stays logged in for ever, the real user gets logged out.
> > Anyone have a clue? Is that FreeBSD behaving wildly?
> 
> Programs that use utmp/wtmp need to be recompiled under FreeBSD-2.2.1
> due to massive changes to the wtmp/utmp mechanism. Old binaries can mess up
> /var/log/wtmp.

Ah. Thanks for that infos.

Has something on the source level changed as well, or only binary?

gert

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