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bin/42540: /usr/bin/login does not log normal logins, does not log IP addresses



>Number:         42540
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       /usr/bin/login does not log normal logins, does not log IP 
>addresses
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Dec 29 15:35:00 +0000 2009
>Originator:     Ed Ravin
>Release:        5.0.1
>Organization:
Public Access Networks Corp
>Environment:
NetBSD panix5.panix.com 5.0.1 NetBSD 5.0.1 (PANIX-XEN3U-USER) #0: Thu Nov  5 
07:26:24 EST 2009  
root%juggler.panix.com@localhost:/devel/netbsd/5.0.1/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/PANIX-XEN3U-USER
 i386
>Description:
1.  /usr/bin/login does not seem to generate syslog messages for normal, 
successful logins.  syslog messages are only produced in case of error, in case 
of root login, and a few other special cases.

2. When /usr/bin/login does generate syslog messages regarding remote 
connections, it uses the looked-up hostname, not the IP address. The IP address 
is needed since the results of DNS lookups can change over time and are not a 
reliable way to audit which hosts are connecting to you,
>How-To-Repeat:
Connect to a NetBSD system via telnet and log in as a regular (non-root) user.

Try to find any syslog output generated by the login event.

>Fix:



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