Why output of "last" command contains "crash" records ?

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Issue

  • What is the meaning of "crash" in the output of last command ?

Eg:

reboot   system boot  2.6.18-308.1.1.e Tue Oct 23 18:59          (00:28)
Server1  pts/5        192.168.0.1      Tue Oct 23 18:36 - crash  (00:23)
Server1  pts/4        192.168.0.1      Tue Oct 23 18:34 - crash  (00:24)
Server1  pts/3        192.168.0.1      Tue Oct 23 18:14 - crash  (00:45)
Server1  pts/2        192.168.0.1      Tue Oct 23 16:28 - crash  (02:31)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL)
  • last

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