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2023 Apr 25
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[PATCH] support for wtmpdb (Y2038 safe wtmp replacement)
Hi,
On Linux, glibc is using a 32bit time_t for wtmp and similar structs
even on a 64bit system:
https://www.thkukuk.de/blog/Y2038_glibc_utmp_64bit/
https://www.thkukuk.de/blog/Y2038_glibc_wtmp_64bit/
Since the glibc developers stated that they don't plan to solve the problem
in glibc, but think that this interfaces are legacy and should be
removed from glibc (like musl libc, which does not have them), I implemented
with wtmpdb a Y2038 s...