I attempted to build and install debian packages for updated lightdm + lightdm-gtk-greeter 1.1.4 yesterday, which went fine; I'm expert enough APT user and prefer installing software as packages.
I found that plain old /bin/login also stopped updating /run/utmp /var/log/btmp and, or /var/log/wtmp; the /run is tmpfs mount on Debian these days and /var/run is a symlink to /run IMHO, something is or may wrong with pam files on Debian; hence w and who report nothing under X and, or over tty terminals. I have: [bsd@mon ~]$ uapt version lightdm 1.1.4-1 [bsd@mon ~]$ uapt version lightdm-gtk-greeter 1.1.4-1 [bsd@mon ~]$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy) Release: testing Codename: wheezy The lightdm and lightdm-gtk-greeter packages for Debian can be installed from http://anu.homelinux.net/pub/Debian/ -- 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: Confirmed Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “lightdm” source package in Oneiric: Confirmed Status in “lightdm” source package in Precise: Confirmed Bug description: When logged into a graphical session, I get no acknowledgement from who, w or last that I am logged in: $ who $ w 16:48:14 up 1 day, 1:08, 0 users, load average: 0.68, 0.83, 0.84 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT last only reports tty logins, not graphical logins. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: lightdm 1.0.1-0ubuntu6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic-pae 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Oct 7 16:47:23 2011 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta i386 (20110921.3) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: lightdm UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) 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
