last command returns garbage information

[Michael Burgett]

% lsb_release -rd
No LSB modules are available.
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Release: 24.04

% apt-cache policy util-linux
util-linux:
  Installed: 2.39.3-9ubuntu6.2
  Candidate: 2.39.3-9ubuntu6.2
  Version table:
 *** 2.39.3-9ubuntu6.2 500
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble-updates/main armhf Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.39.3-9ubuntu6 500
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble/main armhf Packages

This is on armv7l

% last
last: unrecognized ut_type: -23962
last: unrecognized ut_type: 4624

wtmp begins Fri Apr 11 10:42:04 2025

This seems to be a known issue with this version of util-linux with time_t of 64 bits.

Please see https://<email address hidden>/msg1971158.html