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From df6ec1d1693c8c80c323b40d6fc82bb549363db3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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From: Iker Pedrosa <ipedrosa@redhat.com>
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 05:26:28 +0200
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Subject: [PATCH] man: include lastlog file caveat (#313)
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man/lastlog.8.xml: add another point to the caveats section regarding
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the handling of the lastlog file by external tools.
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Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=951564
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---
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man/lastlog.8.xml | 7 +++++++
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1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/man/lastlog.8.xml b/man/lastlog.8.xml
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index fc096c8f..7e68282f 100644
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--- a/man/lastlog.8.xml
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+++ b/man/lastlog.8.xml
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@@ -233,5 +233,12 @@
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is no entries for users with UID between 170 and 800 lastlog will appear
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to hang as it processes entries with UIDs 171-799).
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</para>
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+ <para>
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+ Having high UIDs can create problems when handling the <term><filename>
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+ /var/log/lastlog</filename></term> with external tools. Although the
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+ actual file is sparse and does not use too much space, certain
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+ applications are not designed to identify sparse files by default and may
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+ require a specific option to handle them.
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+ </para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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--
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2.30.2
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