Re: utmp in trixie
Le Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 03:27:05PM -0400, Michael Stone a écrit :
> /run/utmp is no longer provided in trixie, which means that the mechanisms
> used to show active sessions in unix for several decades no longer work.
> There's a replacement mechanism provided by systemd, but it's not 1:1. I
> propose that for trixie *both* mechanisms are active, so a person can choose
> between them (and compare the output, to better identify gaps between the
> historic utmp mechanism and the new and improved systemd facility). I've
> been told that the reason this can't be done is that utmp isn't y2038
> compliant, but it seems to me that we won't be supporting trixie in y2038,
> so who cares? Are there any factors to consider that I've missed?
Does that breaks the usual unix commands like 'who' ? If yes this is
dangerous. It is common to use them before deciding whether a host
can be shut down.
Cheers,
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Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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