this file stores previous login sessions since the system existed.
It's OK to delete that file if only for regular use.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Philip Webb <purs...@ca.inter.net> wrote:

> In  /var/log/  there is a file  wtmp , which is  24 MB  & owned by  utmp .
> It is in binary format & is updated when I reboot.
>
> Can anyone explain what it's for & whether it cb safely deleted ?
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