[Changing the subject, as this is no longer related to getlogin().]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> $ src/who-enable-systemd
> eggert   pts/0        2026-04-18 08:41 (47.154.25.11)
> gdm-greeter seat0        2026-04-17 17:26
> gdm-greeter tty1         2026-04-17 17:26
> $ src/who-disable-systemd
> eggert   pts/0        2026-04-18 08:41 (47.154.25.11)
> 
> The gdm-greeter lines are nonsense and should not be displayed, as 
> nobody is logged in there.

Yes, this was already mentioned a while ago, and AFAIR the
recommendation was that the 'who' program should filter out
names like 'gdm-greeter' that don't designate an actual user.

Bruno




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