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- From: klaus@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com (Todd Klaus)
- Subject: Re: Phantom file invades /etc
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.164114.9298@saifr00.cfsat.honeywell.com>
- Organization: Honeywell Air Transport Systems Division
- References: <650.1189.uupcb@satalink.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 16:41:14 GMT
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- In article <650.1189.uupcb@satalink.com> john.will@satalink.com (John Will) writes:
- >I have developed a somewhat mysterious problem with Linux, specifically
- >a mystery growing file! :-( A binary file appears in my /etc directory
- >named wtmp, and it's continuously growing. It's also flagged by fsck
- >as a problem, that's how I spotted it. The whole system is very slow,
- >obviously because of this phantom file I can't seem to figure out.
- >Booting from a previous kernel on a floppy didn't fix anything, so
- >I'm kinda stuck. What in the world is going on, and how do I fix it?
- >I tried deleting the file, but it gets recreated. Where is it coming
- >from? HELP!
- >
-
- This is an evil file that if allowed to grow unchecked will indubitably
- infest the innards of your computer and will inevitably reduce your PC
- to a quivering mass of protoplasm. The only way to rid yourself of this
- foul beast is to excise its evil essense from the sacred /bin/login tome.
-
- :):):):)
-
- tk
-
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