How to edit /var/log/wtmp file.

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Issue

  • How do I edit the login records in the /var/log/wtmp file?
  • I wanna export the /var/log/wtmp file to text files and edited it, then import as a binary file, use the last command to display.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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