> glibc2 which is used with RedHat 5.1 uses a different (larger) utmp
> format than libc5. If you've got program that expect the libc5 utmp
> format, you'll notice this corruption. Just upgrade those binaries.
> When upgrading from a libc5 distribution to a glibc2 one, you
> should also `rm wtmp' since the format has changed.
This presumably explains the instabilities I noted in an earlier
email, which appeared to be caused by a conflict between libc5 and
glibc. At least I know what the problem was now - and that I was right
to advise either not switching or switching completely...
Best wishes from Riley.
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