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09:15:03 up 3 min, 1 user, load average: 0.92, 0.79, 0.34 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT hob tty7 09:12 3:06 11.00s 0.02s /bin/sh /etc/xd who gives hob tty7 2012-07-17 09:12 and dpkg-query --show lightdm && last -n1 gives me lightdm 1.3.2-0ubuntu1 reboot system boot 3.5.0-4-generic Tue Jul 17 09:12 - 09:18 (00:06) wtmp begins Sun Jul 15 09:02:25 2012 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/870297 Title: Lightdm logins not being logged in wtmp Status in Light Display Manager: Fix Released Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in “lightdm” source package in Oneiric: Triaged Status in “lightdm” source package in Precise: Triaged Bug description: Impact: Systems using LightDM have no entries in the utmp record for logins, so tools like 'w' and 'who' do not show LightDM sessions. Testcase: 1. Start Ubuntu system 2. Log into session 3. Open gnome-terminal 4. Run 'who' command Expected result: You should see TWO entries (the first is from LightDM, the second is from gnome-terminal): <username> tty7 YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM <username> pts/0 YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM (:0) Observed result: You see only one entry: <username> pts/0 YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM (:0) Regression potential: Bugs in utmp code cause cause issues logging in To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/870297/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp