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and subject line Re: Bug#1144637: /etc/screenrc: unknown command 'deflogin'
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: screen
Version: 4.9.1-3
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
By accident (I just run 'script -c screen' to debug something for
someone else) I saw that GNU screen on trixie outputs:
/etc/screenrc: unknown command 'deflogin'
/etc/screenrc: bind: unknown command 'login'
This does not happen on bullseye. The manpage documents these
commands so they haven’t generally been removed.
-- Package-specific info:
File Existence and Permissions
------------------------------
drwxr-xr-x 29 root root 1060 Aug 17 00:35 /run
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jun 14 2025 /var/run -> /run
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 494584 May 19 2025 /usr/bin/screen
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 119 Jun 14 2025 /etc/tmpfiles.d/screen-cleanup.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jun 14 2025
/lib/systemd/system/screen-cleanup.service -> /dev/null
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1222 Feb 18 2021 /etc/init.d/screen-cleanup
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Jun 14 2025 /etc/rcS.d/S16screen-cleanup ->
../init.d/screen-cleanup
File contents
-------------
### /etc/tmpfiles.d/screen-cleanup.conf
______________________________________________________________________
# This file is generated by /var/lib/dpkg/info/screen.postinst upon package
configuration
d /run/screen 1777 root utmp
______________________________________________________________________
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 13.6
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500,
'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.101+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
Versions of packages screen depends on:
ii debianutils 5.23.2
ii libc6 2.41-12+deb13u4
ii libcrypt1 1:4.4.38-1
ii libpam0g 1.7.0-5
ii libtinfo6 6.5+20250216-2
screen recommends no packages.
Versions of packages screen suggests:
pn byobu | screenie | iselect <none>
pn ncurses-term <none>
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/screenrc changed:
startup_message off
deflogin on
vbell on
vbell_msg " Suddenly, your kitten starts purring!! "
termcap facit|vt100|xterm|xterm-xfree86 LP:G0
terminfo facit|vt100|xterm|xterm-xfree86 LP:G0
termcap ansi-nt am@:hs@
terminfo ansi-nt am@:hs@
termcap vt100 dl=5\E[M
terminfo vt100 dl=5\E[M
termcap facit al=\E[L\E[K:AL@:dl@:DL@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ic@
terminfo facit al=\E[L\E[K:AL@:dl@:DL@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:ic@
termcap sun
'up=^K:AL=\E[%dL:DL=\E[%dM:UP=\E[%dA:DO=\E[%dB:LE=\E[%dD:RI=\E[%dC:IC=\E[%d@:WS=1000\E[8;%d;%dt'
terminfo sun
'up=^K:AL=\E[%p1%dL:DL=\E[%p1%dM:UP=\E[%p1%dA:DO=\E[%p1%dB:LE=\E[%p1%dD:RI=\E[%p1%dC:IC=\E[%p1%d@:WS=\E[8;%p1%d;%p2%dt$<1000>'
termcap xterm|xterm-xfree86|fptwist hs@:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
terminfo xterm|xterm-xfree86|fptwist hs@:cs=\E[%i%p1%d;%p2%dr:im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l
termcap xterm|xterm-xfree86 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l'
terminfo xterm|xterm-xfree86 'is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;4;6l'
termcap hp700
'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
terminfo hp700
'Z0=\E[?3h:Z1=\E[?3l:hs:ts=\E[62"p\E[0$~\E[2$~\E[1$}:fs=\E[0}\E[61"p:ds=\E[62"p\E[1$~\E[61"p:ic@'
termcap wy75-42 nx:xo:Z0=\E[?3h\E[31h:Z1=\E[?3l\E[31h
terminfo wy75-42 nx:xo:Z0=\E[?3h\E[31h:Z1=\E[?3l\E[31h
bind ^k
bind ^\
bind \\ quit
bind K kill
bind I login on
bind O login off
bind } history
bind > bumpright
bind < bumpleft
bind = collapse
bind -c dashkey - select -
bind -c dashkey 0 select 10
bind -c dashkey 1 select 11
bind -c dashkey 2 select 12
bind -c dashkey 3 select 13
bind -c dashkey 4 select 14
bind -c dashkey 5 select 15
bind -c dashkey 6 select 16
bind -c dashkey 7 select 17
bind -c dashkey 8 select 18
bind -c dashkey 9 select 19
bind - command -c dashkey
bind u digraph 'U+'
defnonblock 120
term screen
shell "${SHELL}"
shelltitle -
nethack on
defscrollback 4096
defutf8 on
setenv LC_CTYPE en_US.UTF-8
escape ^Aa
hardstatus alwayslastline "%{wm}A %{kr} %H %{ky} %l %{kg} %D %Y-%m-%d %0c %{=b
by} %01L=%=%-w%50L>[%n%f %t]%+w%-1< "
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 02:57:46PM +0200, Thorsten Glaser wrote:
> Package: screen
> Version: 4.9.1-3
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
>
> By accident (I just run 'script -c screen' to debug something for
> someone else) I saw that GNU screen on trixie outputs:
>
> /etc/screenrc: unknown command 'deflogin'
> /etc/screenrc: bind: unknown command 'login'
>
> This does not happen on bullseye. The manpage documents these
> commands so they haven’t generally been removed.
This is expected as screen on trixie is built without utempter
support.
Best,
Chris
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