Check your /etc/logrotate.conf file. This is what mine says (rhel4) and
it works fine for me:
/var/log/wtmp {
monthly
create 0664 root utmp
rotate 1
}
I have a wtmp and wtmp.1 file in /var/log. If you want more back
copies, just change the "rotate 1" to however many back versions you
want.
Maarten Broekman
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[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paula J. Lindsay
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:38 PM
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Subject: wtmp won't rotate
Many thanks for the tips on shutting off the xscreensaver. I could not
remove it because there were too many
dependencies. I ended up reading the man page and found how to turn it
off. Should of done that in the first
place. I did read the man page for wtmp. I've put it in logrotate.conf
to rotate wtmp, but it won't do it. They
are running RHE 4 and need to have wtmp make a copy of wtmp and start
over with a new month. This
linux box is attached to an instrument, it is used by the students and
faculty and they need it each month so
they can bill these people. Does anyone know how to make wtmp go to
wtmp.1 wtmp.2. It presently just
deletes wtmp and starts a new month.
Many thanks for all of your help. I couldn't live without this mailing
list, at least not as an IT person.
Paula
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