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From: convex!epb2.lbl.gov!envbvs  (Brian V. Smith)
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Subject: Re: How to get xdm to make wtmp and utmp file entries?
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In article <MJD.90May31194223@central.cis.upenn.edu>,
mjd@central.cis.upenn.edu (Mark-Jason Dominus) writes:
|> In article <5723@helios.ee.lbl.gov> envbvs@epb2.lbl.gov (Brian V.
Smith) writes:
|> >   mjd@central.cis.upenn.edu (Mark-Jason Dominus) writes:
|> >   |> 
|> >   |> Our xdm's don't seem to be logging logins and logouts in the
|> >   |> /etc/wtmp and /etc/utmp files.
|> >
|> >   The -ls is required to make it write in the /etc/wtmp
|> >   file.  The -ls also makes it read and execute your .login file.
|> 
|> Thanks for the +ut tip; I must have missed it when I read
|> the man page.  But neither the R3 nor the R4 man pages say
|> that -ls makes xterm write a wtmp entry, and, in fact, we
|> had the -ls option set already, and no wtmp entries.
|> 
|> Does it work for you?

There is something strange that I didn't notice at first.  You must
use BOTH +ut and -ls to get xterm to write to both files.

If you only specify +ut, you will see the use logged in (/etc/utmp),
but the "last" command (/etc/wtmp) shows nothing for that user.

The -ls option  *BY ITSELF* doesn't seem to do anything with either
file, but both options together will write to both files.

_____________________________________
Brian V. Smith    (bvsmith@lbl.gov)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
I don't speak for LBL, these non-opinions are all mine.