** Description changed:

  ~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:  Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
  Release:      16.04
  
  ~$ apt-cache policy gnome-terminal
  gnome-terminal:
-   Installed: 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
-   Candidate: 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
-   Version table:
-  *** 3.18.3-1ubuntu1 500
-         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
- 
+   Installed: 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
+   Candidate: 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
+   Version table:
+  *** 3.18.3-1ubuntu1 500
+         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  
  When running the `who` or `w` commands in a gnome-terminal window, it is
  not shown.  Nor can you send a write username [tty] command to the
  gnome-terminal that is open.
  
  From the gnome-terminal:
  
  ~$ w
-  14:41:59 up  6:01,  3 users,  load average: 0.19, 0.25, 0.18
+  14:41:59 up  6:01,  3 users,  load average: 0.19, 0.25, 0.18
  USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
  terrance tty7     :0               08:40    6:01m 25:07   0.08s /sbin/upstart 
-
  terrance pts/1    :0.0             11:00    2:58m  0.47s  0.47s bash
  terrance pts/6    :0.0             11:02    1:58   0.46s  0.46s bash
  ~$ tty
  /dev/pts/7
  ~$ write terrance /dev/pts/7
  write: terrance is not logged in on pts/7
  
  From a xfce4-terminal window:
  
  ~$ w
-  14:52:27 up  6:12,  3 users,  load average: 0.34, 0.28, 0.21
+  14:52:27 up  6:12,  3 users,  load average: 0.34, 0.28, 0.21
  USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
  terrance tty7     :0               08:40    6:11m 25:23   0.08s /sbin/upstart 
-
  terrance pts/1    :0.0             11:00    3:09m  0.47s  0.47s bash
  terrance pts/6    :0.0             11:02    1.00s  0.48s  0.01s w
  ~$ tty
  /dev/pts/6
  ~$ write terrance /dev/pts/6
  
  Message from terrance@terrance-ubuntu on pts/6 at 14:53 ...
  EOF
  
  This seems to be only showing problems in the gnome-terminal.  Any other
  terminal I have tried has worked successfully.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: gnome-terminal 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sat Feb  3 14:48:05 2018
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_US
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=en_US
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  who or w command produces no tty information about terminal

Status in gnome-terminal package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:  Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
  Release:      16.04

  ~$ apt-cache policy gnome-terminal
  gnome-terminal:
    Installed: 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
    Candidate: 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 3.18.3-1ubuntu1 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  When running the `who` or `w` commands in a gnome-terminal window, it
  is not shown.  Nor can you send a write username [tty] command to the
  gnome-terminal that is open.

  From the gnome-terminal:

  ~$ w
   14:41:59 up  6:01,  3 users,  load average: 0.19, 0.25, 0.18
  USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
  terrance tty7     :0               08:40    6:01m 25:07   0.08s /sbin/upstart 
-
  terrance pts/1    :0.0             11:00    2:58m  0.47s  0.47s bash
  terrance pts/6    :0.0             11:02    1:58   0.46s  0.46s bash
  ~$ tty
  /dev/pts/7
  ~$ write terrance /dev/pts/7
  write: terrance is not logged in on pts/7

  From a xfce4-terminal window:

  ~$ w
   14:52:27 up  6:12,  3 users,  load average: 0.34, 0.28, 0.21
  USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
  terrance tty7     :0               08:40    6:11m 25:23   0.08s /sbin/upstart 
-
  terrance pts/1    :0.0             11:00    3:09m  0.47s  0.47s bash
  terrance pts/6    :0.0             11:02    1.00s  0.48s  0.01s w
  ~$ tty
  /dev/pts/6
  ~$ write terrance /dev/pts/6

  Message from terrance@terrance-ubuntu on pts/6 at 14:53 ...
  EOF

  This seems to be only showing problems in the gnome-terminal.  Any
  other terminal I have tried has worked successfully.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: gnome-terminal 3.18.3-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sat Feb  3 14:48:05 2018
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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