12767 2002-12-27 00:25 0000 XDM does not write wtmp entries (patches for TakeConsole and GiveConsole) 2006-04-19 23:35:14 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Applications unspecified All All RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 agenkin@gentoo.org x11@gentoo.org jakub@gentoo.org agenkin@gentoo.org 2002-12-27 00:25:21 0000 Gentoo's XDM does not create wtmp or utmp entries for X console logins. The below patches to /etc/X11/xdm/GiveConsole and /etc/X11/xdm/TakeConsole fix this. --- /tmp/GiveConsole 2002-12-27 00:39:32.000000000 -0500 +++ GiveConsole 2002-12-27 00:38:44.000000000 -0500 @@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ # causing serious grief. # chown $USER /dev/console +/usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -a -w "/var/log/wtmp" -u "/var/run/utmp" \ + -x "/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers" -l $DISPLAY -h "" $USER --- /tmp/TakeConsole 2002-12-27 00:39:32.000000000 -0500 +++ TakeConsole 2002-12-27 00:37:47.000000000 -0500 @@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ # chmod 622 /dev/console chown root /dev/console +/usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -d -w "/var/log/wtmp" -u "/var/run/utmp" \ + -x "/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers" -l $DISPLAY -h "" $USER azarah@gentoo.org 2002-12-27 12:32:06 0000 Supposidly this is done in /etc/X11/gdm/PreSession/Default and /etc/X11/gdm/PostSession/Default. agenkin@gentoo.org 2002-12-27 12:58:17 0000 I use the vanilla xdm here (not gdm), and the wtmp entries are definitely not written. azarah@gentoo.org 2002-12-27 13:07:54 0000 Err, yes, sorry .. long night :/ Ill have a look. Seems that for 4.2.99 and later at least they started adding support for utemper, so for that it should be fine if/when we get utemper in portage (if not already). azarah@gentoo.org 2003-01-19 08:32:39 0000 Ill add this post 1.4. dberkholz@gentoo.org 2004-03-14 01:00:35 0000 Az seems busy. =) jakub@gentoo.org 2005-08-11 04:24:57 0000 Is this still even remotely relevant after 2 1/2 years?! dberkholz@gentoo.org 2006-03-31 19:13:43 0000 Yes, it remains relevant. dberkholz@gentoo.org 2006-04-19 23:35:14 0000 Fixed (finally) in xdm-1.0.3-r1, thanks!