On Mon, 2 Sep 2024, 12:21 Vincent Lefevre, <vinc...@vinc17.net> wrote:
> > With systemd 256.5-2, I now get: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Checking `chkutmp'... WARNING > > WARNING: chkutmp output: > failed opening utmp ! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This test should be removed (or there should be an automatic > detection) as utmp is now disabled: > thanks. yes, in progress are various changes including one to skip the utmp check if there is no utmp file to check. I'm working on another, unrelated change , and expect to be done in the next month -- unfortunately the more you look, the more problems you discover in this codebase. i assume from the error (and what happens in a schroot) that a missing file is enough, but i couldnt find any clear statement. i also couldnt tell if there were circumstances where old utmp might be used (ef to investigate old systems) --- until 2038 (say) i think there is a case to keep chkutmp installed, even if it is no longer used. i did look at whether someone should rewrite chkutmp to use the new code, but i think it doesnt make much sense (?) As far as i could tell, chklastlog is not yet? affected.
