Package: util-linux Version: 2.40-8 Severity: normal Hello.
Upgrade of util-linux from 2.39.3-6 to 2.40-8 on i386 systems breaks last(1), while the same upgrade on amd64 systems does not break it. Examples on my hosts running in 32-bit mode: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- root@citrine # /usr/bin/last -3 last: unrecognized ut_type: 22985 last: preallocation size exceeded -------------------------------------------------------------------------- root@typhoon # /usr/bin/last -3 last: unrecognized ut_type: 3640 last: unrecognized ut_type: 52 6.5.0-1- 3 Thu Jan 1 03:00 gone - no logout last: unrecognized ut_type: -14908 amd64 evel Sat Jul 6 11:21 - down (586103921+18:44) last: preallocation size exceeded -------------------------------------------------------------------------- root@passat # /usr/bin/last -3 last: unrecognized ut_type: -13985 last: unrecognized ut_type: 53 6.5.0-1- 2 Thu Jan 1 03:00 gone - no logout last: unrecognized ut_type: 15714 last: unrecognized ut_type: -4407 amd64 evel Sat Jul 6 11:21 gone - no logout last: unrecognized ut_type: -31324 last: unrecognized ut_type: 29555 6.5.0-1- b9 Thu Jan 1 03:00 gone - no logout last: unrecognized ut_type: 2583 last: unrecognized ut_type: 29556 last: unrecognized ut_type: -18676 last: unrecognized ut_type: 19843 last: unrecognized ut_type: 14690 192.168. ts/9root Thu Jan 1 03:00 gone - no logout last: preallocation size exceeded -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Running binary extracted from util-linux 2.39.3-6 package (as /tmp/last) always produce right results: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- root@citrine # /tmp/last -3 root pts/9 192.168.27.27 Mon May 6 22:40 still logged in root pts/9 192.168.27.7 Mon May 6 10:19 - 13:20 (03:01) root pts/10 192.168.27.17 Fri May 3 16:12 - 19:10 (02:57) wtmp begins Sun Apr 14 11:18:49 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package info: ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-==============-============-============-================================= ii util-linux 2.40-8 i386 miscellaneous system utilities ii libc-bin 2.37-18 i386 GNU C Library: Binaries ii libc-l10n 2.37-18 all GNU C Library: localization files ii libc6:i386 2.37-18 i386 GNU C Library: Shared libraries -- Eugene Berdnikov
