[svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, shadow (4.0.17)

man/lastlog.8.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <refentry id='lastlog.8'>
-  <!-- $Id: lastlog.8.xml,v 1.23 2006/05/20 12:11:38 kloczek Exp $ -->
+  <!-- $Id: lastlog.8.xml,v 1.26 2006/06/19 20:19:24 kloczek Exp $ -->
   <refmeta>
     <refentrytitle>lastlog</refentrytitle>
     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </refmeta>
   <refnamediv id='name'>
     <refname>lastlog</refname>
-    <refpurpose>examine lastlog file</refpurpose>
+    <refpurpose>reports the most recent login of all users or of a given user</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <!-- body begins here -->
   <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@
     <para>
       The <filename>lastlog</filename> file is a database which contains info
       on the last login of each user. You should not rotate it. It is a sparse
-      file, so its size on the disk is much smaller than the one shown by
-      "<command>ls -l</command>" (which can indicate a really big file if
-      you have a high UID). You can display its real size with
-      "<command>ls -s</command>".
+      file, so its size on the disk is usually much smaller than the one shown
+      by "<command>ls -l</command>" (which can indicate a really big file if
+      you have in <filename>passwd</filename> users with a high UID). You can
+      display its real size with "<command>ls -s</command>".
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@
     <title>CAVEATS</title>
     <para>
       Large gaps in UID numbers will cause the lastlog program to run
-      longer with no output to the screen (i.e. if mmdf=800 and last
-      UID=170, program will appear to hang as it processes UID 171-799).
+      longer with no output to the screen (i.e. if in lastlog database there
+      is no entries for users with UID between 170 and 800 lastlog will appear
+      to hang as it processes entries with UIDs 171-799).
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 </refentry>