Bug 7507

Summary:	utmp/wtmp data not updated with Xwin terminal users
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	hubbardr
Component:	utempter	Assignee:	Erik Troan <ewt>
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Version:	6.1	Keywords:	Security
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Description hubbardr 1999-12-02 14:05:00 UTC

Unable to see currently logged in users if they are on a Xwin terminal.
Console, telnet, and rsh'ed users are displayed. I have found this problem
on konsole, rxvt, Eterm, and gnome-terminal. Xterm is the only one that
logs users. Gnome-terminal allows the parameters --utmp and --wtmp to allow
the proper logging, the other terminals do not.

Comment 1 hubbardr 1999-12-02 14:13:59 UTC

Forgot to mention that I'm using last, w, and who.

Comment 2 Preston Brown 2000-02-28 22:22:59 UTC

the question of whether utmp/wtmp should be updated for a terminal window is a
long held and historic argument.  This behaviour is considered by some a bug, by
others not.

Comment 3 Preston Brown 2000-02-28 22:24:59 UTC

*** Bug 7543 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 David Balažic 2000-02-29 08:58:59 UTC

But should there not be at least a single entry for the X session ?
There is obviously someone logged in, but w/last/who suggests that there isn't
anyone.