On Mon, Jun 21, 1999 at 10:09:33PM +0100, Roger Brooks wrote:
> But if xterm sessions don't create utmp and wtmp entries, then you've no
> record that the user had a session on the machine (apart from process
> accounting).  And if you are in an environment where you have to justify
> the existence of your unix system, there's a danger that management-types
> can say "look, there's no-one using it".

xterm != xterm session.

you have to somehow start the xterm.
If you do this from a ssh, the shell starting it will have an utmp record.
If you do this from a console session, the console shell will have an utmp
record.
If you do this from xdm, xdm will have created utmp records (via the
GiveConsole and TakeConsole scripts).

Regards,
	-is