Your message dated Mon, 8 Dec 2025 19:15:03 +1100
with message-id
<caly8cw7neqfgibcfh4xeb6luqtm17itghsz-vh+my5cbmta...@mail.gmail.com>
and subject line procps: [w] no "from" data and segfault with parameter -s
has caused the Debian Bug report #1053706,
regarding [debian trixie] [package procps] w segmentation fault
to be marked as done.
This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with.
If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.
(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this
message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system
misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact [email protected]
immediately.)
--
1053706: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1053706
Debian Bug Tracking System
Contact [email protected] with problems
--- Begin Message ---
Package: procps
Version: 2:4.0.4-4
Hello, it seems there is a bug in the debian package "procps" with the
"w"utility.
it produce a segfault when using the "-s" argument.
I tried download and compile from source, and the bug is not present.
it is only present with the debian system package (debian trixie).
david@debian12:~/procps/procps-4.0.4/src$ ./w -s
00:10:33 up 53 min, 1 user, load average: 0,47, 0,64, 0,64
USER TTY IDLE WHAT
david tty7 53:23 xfce4-session
david@debian12:~/procps/procps-4.0.4/src$ w -s
00:10:38 up 53 min, 1 user, load average: 0,43, 0,63, 0,64
UTIL. TTY DE IDLE QUOI
Erreur de segmentation
david@debian12:~/procps/procps-4.0.4/src$ uname -a
Linux debian12 6.6.15-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.6.15-2
(2024-02-04) x86_64 GNU/Linux
david@debian12:~/procps/procps-4.0.4/src$
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Package: procps
Version: 2:4.0.4-9
4.0.4-8 and 4.0.4-9 had fixes for w to stop it crashing on some sessions.
- Craig
--- End Message ---
