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Multiple entries of same session in wtmp in RHEL 7.4

I am getting 3 entries of the same session in a wtmp file. The weird entry is the third entry, which shows log out at the same time of login. Can some help me in understanding which configuration ...
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how to customize log files?

As you know better than me any action in linux store in log files, like /var/log, I was wondering is there anyway to customize the log file in linux, for example in this case I'm the root of my system,...
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What does ":pts/1:S.0" mean?

From the output of last on RHEL5 user3 pts/6 :pts/1:S.0 Sat Feb 26 04:04 - 05:40 (01:35) user2 pts/7 :0.0 Fri Feb 25 21:32 - 04:53 (07:21) user1 pts/6 ...
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linux wtmp file was enormous

So... I discovered that my wtmp file was really big today, like 2.1GB. I deleted it and recreated it, but... Is there any way I can tell logrotate to well, rotate the log?
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How can I tell when I logged into Windows?

On UNIX I can tell when I logged in and out of my workstation with the last command. Is there a way to get the same information on my Windows workstation? I notice that Cygwin has a last command, ...
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