/var/run/utmp grows in size and contains huge amount of data

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Issue

  • /var/run/utmp grows in size and contains huge amount of data
  • telnet to server causes server /var/run/utmp to create a new entry every time

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    • util-linux-2.13-0.52
  • telnet server being used

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