[cobalt-users] Bad Data in /var/run/utmp - WAS: Not Keeping Correct Time

["Craig Napier" <craignapier@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well I installed the BIND update today, but I don't think this is related. 
Instead, Mindspring dropped one of my connections this afternoon, right as I 
executed a command <it was either "list" or "ps aux">... I think that did a 
number on something, because ever since a "ps aux" will sort everything my 
userID instead of by PID.. <everything is upside-down>..

At first I noticed my system time was running 5 hours ahead.. I thought it 
was a time issue.. But I've just discovered this error while trying to 
perform a "top" command:

 bad data in /var/run/utmp

I found one other reference to this same issue in the archives, but no 
follow-up suggestions... man utmp and man ps offer *plenty* of details about 
each, but they don?t offer much on ?bad data in utmp? It does say:

> Note: that the utmp struct from libc5 has changed in libc6. Because of 
> this,  binaries  using the  old  libc5  struct  will  corrupt  
> /var/run/utmp  and/or /var/log/wtmp.

But again the only thing new to the box in the last several weeks is the 
BIND update..

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this issue... I thought 
about just deleting the utmp file, but then again.... <been there, done 
that> - better to seek the wisdom of those who know better <first>...  :-)


-Craig Napier
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