Bug#1111973: release-notes: Release notes suggest to delete /var/log/lastlog*, which seems required by opensshd

From	"Ralf G. R. Bergs" <Ralf+Debian@Bergs.biz>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.doc
Subject	Bug#1111973: release-notes: Release notes suggest to delete /var/log/lastlog*, which seems required by opensshd
Date	2025-08-28 07:20 +0200
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On 26.08.25 22:37, Richard Lewis wrote:
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> On Sun, 24 Aug 2025, 16:49 Ralf Bergs, <Ralf+Debian@bergs.biz 
> <mailto:Ralf%2BDebian@bergs.biz>> wrote:
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>     section 5.1.9 of the release notes says /var/log/lastlog* can be
>     deleted, as "there is no tool to read" these files.
>
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>     sshd-session[333690]: lastlog_openseek: Couldn't stat
>     /var/log/lastlog: No such file or directory
>
>     Or did I somehow misunderstand anything?
>
>
> is this a bug in openssh?
>
Hi Richard, are you asking me?

Personally, I don't think so, I believe it's probably "normal behavior" 
of openssh.

The problem seems to be that this was missed, and thus the release notes 
suggested there is no point in keeping the file around and to delete it...

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Bug#1111973: release-notes: Release notes suggest to delete /var/log/lastlog*, which seems required by opensshd Ralf Bergs <Ralf+Debian@Bergs.biz> - 2025-08-24 17:50 +0200
  Bug#1111973: release-notes: Release notes suggest to delete /var/log/lastlog*, which seems required by opensshd Richard Lewis <richard.lewis.debian@googlemail.com> - 2025-08-26 22:50 +0200
    Bug#1111973: release-notes: Release notes suggest to delete /var/log/lastlog*, which seems required by opensshd "Ralf G. R. Bergs" <Ralf+Debian@Bergs.biz> - 2025-08-28 07:20 +0200
  Processed: Re: Bug#1111973: release-notes: Release notes suggest  to delete /var/log/lastlog*, which seems required by opensshd "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-08-28 07:40 +0200
  Bug#1111973: release-notes: Release notes suggest to delete /var/log/lastlog*, which seems required by opensshd Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2025-08-28 07:40 +0200

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