I can still reproduce this on my lab machines with all updates installed. Mar 26 12:05:28 $HOSTNAME lightdm: pam_unix(lightdm:session): session opened for user $USER by (uid=0) Mar 26 12:05:28 $HOSTNAME lightdm: pam_ck_connector(lightdm:session): nox11 mode, ignoring PAM_TTY :0 Mar 26 12:05:32 $HOSTNAME polkitd(authority=local): Registered Authentication Agent for unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session2 (system bus name :1.41 [/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1], object path /org/gnome/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8)
while last shows nothing: ---# last -n 10 root pts/0 devel01.informat Mon Mar 26 12:52 still logged in reboot system boot 3.2.0-20-generic Mon Mar 26 12:05 - 12:54 (00:49) reboot system boot 3.2.0-20-generic Mon Mar 26 12:02 - 12:54 (00:51) reboot system boot 3.2.0-20-generic Mon Mar 26 12:00 - 12:54 (00:53) w only shows my ssh session ---# w 12:54:58 up 50 min, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root pts/0 $REMOTE_HOST 12:52 0.00s 0.38s 0.00s w console kit can display the session: ---# ck-list-sessions Session2: unix-user = '14443' realname = 'Meow Meow' seat = 'Seat1' session-type = '' active = TRUE x11-display = ':0' x11-display-device = '/dev/tty7' display-device = '' remote-host-name = '' is-local = TRUE on-since = '2012-03-26T10:05:28.151601Z' login-session-id = '4294967295' -- 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