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man: include lastlog file caveat (#313)

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man/lastlog.8.xml: add another point to the caveats section regarding
the handling of the lastlog file by external tools.

Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=951564
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is no entries for users with UID between 170 and 800 lastlog will appear
to hang as it processes entries with UIDs 171-799).
</para>
<para>
Having high UIDs can create problems when handling the <term><filename>
/var/log/lastlog</filename></term> with external tools. Although the
actual file is sparse and does not use too much space, certain
applications are not designed to identify sparse files by default and may
require a specific option to handle them.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>