Description of problem: gdm logins not recorded in lastlog. A user can repeatedly login and logout throughgdm, and last log still show "Never loggid in." This created a problem for Administrators looking for unused accounts. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gdm-3.2.1.1-8.fc16.x86_64 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. lastlog -u someuser 2. gdm login someuser, and logout again 3. lastlog -u someuser Actual results: No updated time of lastlogin Expected results: All logins to the system recorded in lastlog Additional info: "finger someuser" exhibits the same problem as "lastlog -u someuser"
Created attachment 577704 [details] patch 6 /etc/pamd.gdm* files Thomas Mraz <tmraz> suggested: It might be solvable by adding the line: session required pam_lastlog.so silent nowtmp to the gdm PAM configuration files. With minimal testing so far, it seems to be working.
I don't see this change in the rawhide distribution yet - has it slipped between the cracks? Its a concern for accurate auditing of userids in production systems. IMO, It should also be backported to fedora 15, 16 and rhel 5, 6.
we're moving the pam config upstream, i'll paste your patch there so it doesn't slip through the cracks
Bug about upstreaming PAM config: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=675085
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