Why do I see crash as logout time in output of last command?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Why do I see crash as logout time in output of last command?

root     pts/4        ldap.example.com Wed Feb 29 15:16 - crash  (01:05)
root     pts/3        ldap.example.com Wed Feb 29 15:12 - crash  (01:09)
root     pts/0        ldap.example.com Wed Feb 29 12:44 - crash  (03:38)
root     pts/1        ldap.example.com Wed Feb 29 07:53 - crash  (08:28)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (All Versions)
  • last command showing crash in logout timestamp

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