Subject: Re: bin/32903: utmp remains empty
To: None <gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org,>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/23/2006 12:30:02
The following reply was made to PR bin/32903; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos@zoulas.com (Christos Zoulas)
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,
	netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org, i18rabbit@cwazy.co.uk
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/32903: utmp remains empty
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:29:47 -0500

 On Feb 23,  5:00am, i18rabbit@cwazy.co.uk (i18rabbit@cwazy.co.uk) wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: bin/32903: utmp remains empty
 
 | The following reply was made to PR bin/32903; it has been noted by GNATS.
 | 
 | From: i18rabbit@cwazy.co.uk
 | To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
 | Cc: 
 | Subject: Re: bin/32903: utmp remains empty
 | Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:58:46 GMT
 | 
 |  > The following reply was made to PR bin/32903; it has been noted by GNATS.
 |  > 
 |  > From: christos@zoulas.com (Christos Zoulas)
 |  > To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,
 |  > 	netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org
 |  > Cc:
 |  > Subject: Re: bin/32903: utmp remains empty
 |  > Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:31:45 -0500
 |  > 
 |  >  On Feb 22,  2:50pm, i18rabbit@cwazy.co.uk (i18rabbit@cwazy.co.uk) wrote:
 |  >  -- Subject: bin/32903: utmp remains empty
 |  > 
 |  >  | >Number:         32903
 |  >  | >Category:       bin
 |  >  | >Synopsis:       utmp remains empty
 |  >  | >Confidential:   no
 |  >  | >Severity:       serious
 |  >  | >Priority:       medium
 |  >  | >Responsible:    bin-bug-people
 |  >  | >State:          open
 |  >  | >Class:          sw-bug
 |  >  | >Submitter-Id:   net
 |  >  | >Arrival-Date:   Wed Feb 22 14:50:02 +0000 2006
 |  >  | >Originator:     i18rabbit@cwazy.co.uk
 |  >  | >Release:        NetBSD 3.0
 |  >  | >Organization:
 |  >  | >Environment:
 |  >  | System: NetBSD 3.0 (MYKERN) #2: Fri Feb 17 13:12:07 AKST 2006 /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/MYKERN i386
 |  >  | Architecture: i386
 |  >  | Machine: i386
 |  >  | >Description:
 |  >  | 	i dont know what is going on, but i have checked things out as
 |  >  |     much as i can, and still, /var/run/utmp remains empty.
 |  >  | >How-To-Repeat:
 |  >  |
 |  >  |     $ last
 |  >  |
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Sun Feb 19 11:29
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Fri Feb 17 14:57
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Fri Feb 17 11:54
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Fri Feb 17 07:26
 |  >  | 	shutdown  ~                         Fri Feb 17 07:25
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Fri Feb 17 06:42
 |  >  | 	shutdown  ~                         Fri Feb 17 05:52
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Fri Feb 17 00:52
 |  >  | 	shutdown  ~                         Fri Feb 17 00:51
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Fri Feb 17 00:43
 |  >  | 	shutdown  ~                         Fri Feb 17 00:41
 |  >  | 	reboot    ~                         Thu Feb 16 22:52
 |  >  | 	shutdown  ~                         Thu Feb 16 22:52
 |  >  |
 |  >  | 	wtmpx begins Thu Feb 16 2006 22:52:49
 |  >  |
 |  >  | 	$ users
 |  >  | 	$
 |  >  |
 |  >  | 	$ who
 |  >  | 	$
 |  >  |
 |  >  | 	ytalk, write, and similar utilities all report "user not logged in".
 |  >  | 	i can't imagine NetBSD shipped like this - but yet, i have attempted
 |  >  | 	to figure out what is going on to the best of my ability.  if i ssh
 |  >  | 	into the machine, then all works as expected.  the problem is with
 |  >  | 	console logins only.
 |  > 
 |  >  Is there anything in messages? Are /var/run/utmp{x,} the right permission?
 |  > 
 |  >  -rw-rw-r--  1 root  utmp  /var/run/utmp
 |  >  -rw-rw-r--  1 root  utmp  /var/run/utmpx
 |  > 
 |  >  christos
 |  
 |  originally, i had:
 |  
 |  total 1
 |  -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   1080 Feb 22 05:43 utmp
 |  -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel   1024 Feb 22 05:43 utmpx
 |  
 |  i changed this to:
 |  
 |  total 1
 |  -rw-rw-r--  1 root  wheel   1080 Feb 22 05:43 utmp
 |  -rw-rw-r--  1 root  wheel   1024 Feb 22 05:43 utmpx
 |  
 |  nothing has changed.
 |  it still doesn't work for console logins.
 |  utmp entries ARE made for ssh logins though.
 |  and reboots/shutdowns.
 |  
 |  /var/log/messages contains no entries
 |  after logins.  i don't see anything
 |  in /var/log that relates to the problem.
 
 They need to be group utmp.
 
 christos