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diff --git a/tools/3.0-upgrade/README b/tools/3.0-upgrade/README deleted file mode 100644 index 42761ac..0000000 --- a/tools/3.0-upgrade/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -$FreeBSD$ - -By 1996/12/04, the utmp element size has been changed, in order to -allow for longer usernames. This change renders all existing wtmp -files unusable. The cvt-wtmp utility is provided as an aid to convert -your old wtmp files into the new format, so you don't lose the -existing track record. - -The tool cannot handle gzip'ed wtmp backups, so unzip them first if -you need. Then simply call it as: - - ./cvt-wtmp /var/log/wtmp* - -The old wtmp files are being renamed to <file>.bak, so nothing will be -lost even in case of a failure. If you are only about to test whether -the tool will grok your files correctly, you can run it as: - - ./cvt-wtmp -n /var/log/wtmp* - -The tool tries an ``educated guess'', based on the reasonability of -the timestamp values in the wtmp file. If it fails to recognize the -format of your wtmp, it normally bails out, or at least ignores -garbage records. In this case, rename the .bak files to the original -name, and try to force the conversion: - - ./cvt-wtmp -f /var/log/wtmp.xxx - -Make sure to verify the result however! - - -Dresden, Jan 2, 1996 Joerg <joerg@FreeBSD.org> |
