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Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb

From Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.dist
Subject Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb
Date 2025-02-01 18:00 +0100
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On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 01:27:15PM +0000, Andrew Bower wrote:
> Any thoughts on:
> 
>  - install an initscript with wtmpdb that imports the missing real wtmp
>    entries into wtmpdb at boot.
>  - install an initscript with wtmpdb independently to record startup and
>    shutdown, but less reliably than init itself would.

Shipping initscripts is IMO the right answer. If they should be in
orphan-sysvinit-scripts or elsewhere, no idea.

I'd avoid linking against libwtmpdb.

>  - reinstate a classic wtmp toolset and compat for wtmpdb?

That doesn't seem like a forward-looking strategy to me.

Best,
Chris

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Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-01 14:40 +0100
  Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2025-02-01 18:00 +0100
    Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> - 2025-02-01 21:30 +0100
      Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> - 2025-02-01 21:40 +0100
        Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-01 21:50 +0100
        Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-02 17:30 +0100
          Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-02 20:30 +0100
            Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Lorenzo <plorenzo@disroot.org> - 2025-02-02 20:50 +0100
              Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-02 22:10 +0100
                Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Lorenzo <plorenzo@disroot.org> - 2025-02-02 23:10 +0100
                Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-02 23:30 +0100
                Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Lorenzo <plorenzo@disroot.org> - 2025-02-03 00:00 +0100
                Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-08 00:40 +0100
                Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Lorenzo <plorenzo@disroot.org> - 2025-02-08 01:40 +0100
          Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> - 2025-02-03 10:10 +0100
            Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-03 10:30 +0100
      Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk> - 2025-02-01 23:20 +0100
      Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2025-02-02 02:30 +0100
        Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> - 2025-02-03 10:10 +0100

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