diff --git a/share/man/man5/utmp.5 b/share/man/man5/utmp.5 index 33c3149d9e15..543c1359ae73 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/utmp.5 +++ b/share/man/man5/utmp.5 @@ -100,20 +100,17 @@ file consists of structures and is a binary log file, that is, grows linearly at its end. .Pp -Each time a user logs in, the -.Xr login 1 +By default, each time a user logs in, the +.Xr pam_lastlog 8 program looks up the user's .Tn UID in the file .Nm lastlog . If it is found, the timestamp of the last time the user logged in, the terminal line and the hostname -are written to the standard output (unless the login is -.Em quiet , -see -.Xr login 1 ) . +are written to the standard output. The -.Xr login 1 +.Xr pam_lastlog 8 program then records the new login time in the file .Nm lastlog . .Pp @@ -140,7 +137,7 @@ and .Xr who 1 . .Pp Next, the -.Xr login 1 +.Xr pam_lastlog 8 program opens the file .Nm wtmp , and appends the user's @@ -216,8 +213,8 @@ It is maintained by .Xr newsyslog 8 . .Pp If any one of these files does not exist, it is not created by -.Xr login 1 . -They must be created manually. +.Xr pam_lastlog 8 . +The files must be created manually. .Pp The supplied .Xr login 3 , @@ -248,7 +245,6 @@ file. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr last 1 , -.Xr login 1 , .Xr w 1 , .Xr who 1 , .Xr login 3 , @@ -256,7 +252,8 @@ file. .Xr logwtmp 3 , .Xr ttyslot 3 , .Xr ac 8 , -.Xr init 8 +.Xr init 8 , +.Xr pam_lastlog 8 .Sh HISTORY A .Nm