--- do_acct.c.orig	Tue Nov  9 22:02:51 1999
+++ do_acct.c	Tue Nov  9 22:03:30 1999
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 #endif
     entry.ut_time = utime;
 
-    wtmpfd = open(wtmpfile, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_APPEND | O_SYNC, 0666);	
+    wtmpfd = open(wtmpfile, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_APPEND, 0666);	
     if (wtmpfd < 0) {
 	report(LOG_ERR, "Can't open wtmp file %s -- %s",
 	       wtmpfile, sys_errlist[errno]);