On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:13:49 +1200 Ross <rosscoad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 27/07/11 07:57, Renato wrote: > > Hello, maybe I don't understand how the command "lastb" should work, > > but no matter how many times I try to login inputting a wrong > > password I still get nothing but this: > > > > $ sudo lastb > > > > btmp begins Fri May 6 23:40:14 2011 > > > > > Seems to be working ok here. Does cat /var/log/btmp show anything? > nope: renato@acerarch /var/log $ sudo cat btmp renato@acerarch /var/log $ permissions seem right though: renato@acerarch /var/log $ ls -lh btmp -rw------- 1 root root 0 May 6 23:40 btmp renato@acerarch /var/log $