Control: retitle -1 libutempter: do not log errors when /run/utmp is not present
On Sat, Jun 08, 2024 at 10:26:10AM +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > > It is unclear to me if non-login-equivalent programs should write to > > wtmpdb or not. > > Not the maintainer, but doing so would require installing the wtmptb > database writable by group utmp. There is also the problem that > libutempter does not have a configurable build system, and you would > probably have to write the code to add wtmpdb support yourself. > > Personally I would be inclined to say that non-login sessions should not > be recorded in wtmpdb and call it a day. Agreed. In the meantime it'd be great if libutempter would silently do nothing if /run/utmp does not exist. Chris
