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Re: RFC: lastlog access function


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H. J. Lu wrote:

> We did an audit. Only login in util-linux and lastlog in shadow-utils
> access /var/log/lastlog. I won't call a "struct lastlog" without
> access functions nor documentation an API. Modifying login and lastlog
> to use a new library with access functions is very trivial.

This is code in the distribution.  There is most probably other code out
there using the definitions and it is most probably not written or
maintained by people who know enough about the issue and libc to know
what to do.

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