diff -ur proftpd-1.2.0rc2.orig/src/log.c proftpd-1.2.0rc2/src/log.c
--- proftpd-1.2.0rc2.orig/src/log.c	Wed Jul 26 13:03:17 2000
+++ proftpd-1.2.0rc2/src/log.c	Sun Aug 20 01:07:51 2000
@@ -530,93 +530,96 @@
 int log_wtmp(char *line, char *name, char *host, p_in_addr_t *ip)
 {
   struct stat buf;
-  struct utmp ut;
   int res = 0;
-  static int fd = -1;
-
-#if defined(SVR4) || defined(__SVR4)
-#if !(defined(LINUX) || defined(__hpux) || defined (_AIX))
-  /* This "auxilliary" utmp doesn't exist under linux. */
-  struct utmpx utx;
   static int fdx = -1;
+  static int fd = -1;
 
-  if(fdx < 0 && (fdx = open(WTMPX_FILE, O_WRONLY | O_APPEND, 0)) < 0) {
-    log_pri(LOG_WARNING,"wtmpx %s: %s",WTMPX_FILE,strerror(errno));
-    return -1;
-  }
-
-  /* Unfortunately, utmp string fields are terminated by '\0' if they are
-   * shorter than the size of the field, but if they are exactly the size of
-   * the field they don't have to be terminated at all.  Frankly, this sucks.
-   * Insane if you ask me.  Unless there's massive uproar, I prefer to err on
-   * the side of caution and always null-terminate our strings.
-   */
-  if(fstat(fdx,&buf) == 0) {
-    memset(&utx,0,sizeof(utx));
-    sstrncpy(utx.ut_user,name,sizeof(utx.ut_user));
-    sstrncpy(utx.ut_id,"ftp",sizeof(utx.ut_user));
-    sstrncpy(utx.ut_line,line,sizeof(utx.ut_line));
-    sstrncpy(utx.ut_host,host,sizeof(utx.ut_host));
-    utx.ut_syslen = strlen(utx.ut_host)+1;
-    utx.ut_pid = getpid();
-    time(&utx.ut_tv.tv_sec);
-    if(*name)
-      utx.ut_type = USER_PROCESS;
-    else
-      utx.ut_type = DEAD_PROCESS;
-    utx.ut_exit.e_termination = 0;
-    utx.ut_exit.e_exit = 0;
-    if(write(fdx,(char*)&utx,sizeof(utx)) != sizeof(utx))
-      ftruncate(fdx, buf.st_size);
-  } else {
-    log_debug(DEBUG0,"%s fstat(): %s",WTMPX_FILE,strerror(errno));
-    res = -1;
-  }
+  if (fdx >= 0 || access(_PATH_WTMP"x", F_OK) == 0) {
+    struct utmpx utx;
 
+    if(fdx < 0 && (fdx = open(_PATH_WTMP"x", O_WRONLY | O_APPEND, 0)) < 0) {
+      log_pri(LOG_WARNING,"wtmpx %s: %s",_PATH_WTMP"x",strerror(errno));
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Unfortunately, utmp string fields are terminated by '\0' if they are
+     * shorter than the size of the field, but if they are exactly the size of
+     * the field they don't have to be terminated at all.  Frankly, this sucks.
+     * Insane if you ask me.  Unless there's massive uproar, I prefer to err on
+     * the side of caution and always null-terminate our strings.
+     */
+    if(fstat(fdx,&buf) == 0) {
+      memset(&utx,0,sizeof(utx));
+      if(name && *name)
+        sstrncpy(utx.ut_user,name,sizeof(utx.ut_user));
+      sstrncpy(utx.ut_id,"ftp",sizeof(utx.ut_id));
+      sstrncpy(utx.ut_line,line,sizeof(utx.ut_line));
+      if(host && *host)
+        sstrncpy(utx.ut_host,host,sizeof(utx.ut_host));
+#ifndef LINUX
+      utx.ut_syslen = strlen(utx.ut_host)+1;
+      utx.ut_exit.e_termination = 0;
+      utx.ut_exit.e_exit = 0;
 #endif
-#endif /* SVR4 */
+      utx.ut_pid = getpid();
+      time(&utx.ut_tv.tv_sec);
+      if(name && *name)
+        utx.ut_type = USER_PROCESS;
+      else
+        utx.ut_type = DEAD_PROCESS;
+      if(ip)
+        memcpy(&utx.ut_addr,ip,sizeof(utx.ut_addr));
+      if(write(fdx,(char*)&utx,sizeof(utx)) != sizeof(utx))
+        ftruncate(fdx, buf.st_size);
+    } else {
+      log_debug(DEBUG0,"%s fstat(): %s",_PATH_WTMP"x",strerror(errno));
+      res = -1;
+    }
+  } else {
+    struct utmp ut;
 
-  if(fd < 0 && (fd = open(WTMP_FILE,O_WRONLY|O_APPEND,0)) < 0) {
-    log_pri(LOG_WARNING,"wtmp %s: %s",WTMP_FILE,strerror(errno));
-    return -1;
-  }
+    if(fd < 0 && (fd = open(WTMP_FILE,O_WRONLY|O_APPEND,0)) < 0) {
+      log_pri(LOG_WARNING,"wtmp %s: %s",WTMP_FILE,strerror(errno));
+      return -1;
+    }
  
-  if(fstat(fd,&buf) == 0) {
-    memset(&ut,0,sizeof(ut));
+    if(fstat(fd,&buf) == 0) {
+      memset(&ut,0,sizeof(ut));
 #ifdef HAVE_UTMAXTYPE
 #ifdef LINUX
-    if(ip)
-      memcpy(&ut.ut_addr,ip,sizeof(ut.ut_addr));
+      if(ip)
+        memcpy(&ut.ut_addr,ip,sizeof(ut.ut_addr));
 #else
-    sstrncpy(ut.ut_id,"ftp",sizeof(ut.ut_id));
-    ut.ut_exit.e_termination = 0;
-    ut.ut_exit.e_exit = 0;
+      sstrncpy(ut.ut_id,"ftp",sizeof(ut.ut_id));
+      ut.ut_exit.e_termination = 0;
+      ut.ut_exit.e_exit = 0;
 #endif
-    sstrncpy(ut.ut_line,line,sizeof(ut.ut_line));
-    if(name && *name)
-      sstrncpy(ut.ut_user,name,sizeof(ut.ut_user));
-    ut.ut_pid = getpid();
-    if(name && *name)
-      ut.ut_type = USER_PROCESS;
-    else
-      ut.ut_type = DEAD_PROCESS;
+      sstrncpy(ut.ut_line,line,sizeof(ut.ut_line));
+      if(name && *name)
+        sstrncpy(ut.ut_user,name,sizeof(ut.ut_user));
+      ut.ut_pid = getpid();
+      if(name && *name)
+        ut.ut_type = USER_PROCESS;
+      else
+        ut.ut_type = DEAD_PROCESS;
 #else  /* !HAVE_UTMAXTYPE */
-    sstrncpy(ut.ut_line,line,sizeof(ut.ut_line));
-    if(name && *name)
-      sstrncpy(ut.ut_name,name,sizeof(ut.ut_name));
+      sstrncpy(ut.ut_line,line,sizeof(ut.ut_line));
+      if(name && *name)
+        sstrncpy(ut.ut_name,name,sizeof(ut.ut_name));
 #endif /* HAVE_UTMAXTYPE */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_UT_UT_HOST
-    if(host && *host)
-      sstrncpy(ut.ut_host,host,sizeof(ut.ut_host));
+      if(host && *host)
+        sstrncpy(ut.ut_host,host,sizeof(ut.ut_host));
 #endif /* HAVE_UT_UT_HOST */
 
-    time(&ut.ut_time);
-    if(write(fd,(char*)&ut,sizeof(ut)) != sizeof(ut))
-      ftruncate(fd,buf.st_size);
-  } else {
-    log_debug(DEBUG0,"%s fstat(): %s",WTMP_FILE,strerror(errno));
-    res = -1;
+      time(&ut.ut_time);
+      if(write(fd,(char*)&ut,sizeof(ut)) != sizeof(ut))
+        ftruncate(fd,buf.st_size);
+    } else {
+      log_debug(DEBUG0,"%s fstat(): %s",WTMP_FILE,strerror(errno));
+      res = -1;
+    }
   }
 
   return res;