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lastlog is a program available on most Linux distributions. It formats and prints the contents of the last login log file, /var/log/lastlog (which is a usually a very sparse file), including the login name, port, and last login date and time.
How can I delete lastlog?
Linux Remove or Clear the Last Login Information
- lastlog command. The lastlog command shows the most recent login of all users or of a given user. …
- Task: Display last login information. Simply type the lastlog command : …
- Task: Clear last login information by deleting /var/log/lastlog. …
- last and lastb commands.
Why is lastlog so large?
Answer. The file is a sparse file and is not actually taking up as much physical space as it shows. lastlog records the last login of each user. The large size merely shows you the potential size of the file if there were a maximum amount of users (around 2^32 users).
