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• chapter07/createfiles.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• chapter08/shadow.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter07/createfiles.xml

@@ -216 +216 @@
   the bad login attempts.</para>
 
-  <!-- systemd no longer creates this -->
-  <note revision='sysv'><para>The <filename>/run/utmp</filename> file
-  records the users that are currently logged in.  This file is created
-  dynamically in the boot scripts.</para></note>
-
-  <!-- AFAIK they are not vital for system function, users requiring such
-       info should rely on systemd-logind or elogind or some custom PAM
-       module.  Maybe we can stop to create them at all.  -->
-  <note>
-    <para>
-      The <phrase revision='sysv'><filename>utmp</filename>,
-      </phrase><filename>wtmp</filename>, <filename>btmp</filename>, and
-      <filename>lastlog</filename> files use 32-bit integers for timestamp
-      and they'll be fundamentally broken after year 2038.  Many packages
-      have stopped using them and other packages are going to stop using
-      them.  Do not rely on the contents of them for anything.
-    </para>
-  </note>
+  <note><para>The <filename>/run/utmp</filename> file records the users that
+  are currently logged in.  This file is created dynamically in the boot
+  scripts.</para></note>
 
 </sect1>

chapter08/shadow.xml

@@ -277 +277 @@
         <seg>chage, chfn, chgpasswd, chpasswd, chsh, expiry, faillog,
         getsubids, gpasswd, groupadd, groupdel, groupmems, groupmod, grpck,
-        grpconv, grpunconv, login, logoutd, newgidmap, newgrp,
+        grpconv, grpunconv, lastlog, login, logoutd, newgidmap, newgrp,
         newuidmap, newusers, nologin, passwd, pwck, pwconv, pwunconv,
         sg (link to newgrp), su, useradd, userdel, usermod,
@@ -460 +460 @@
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="lastlog">
+        <term><command>lastlog</command></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Reports the most recent login of all users or of a
+          given user</para>
+          <indexterm zone="ch-system-shadow lastlog">
+            <primary sortas="b-lastlog">lastlog</primary>
+          </indexterm>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="login">
         <term><command>login</command></term>