On 2024-05-30 21:03 +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> Source: libutempter
> Severity: important
>
> Hi,
>
> per the discussion on debian-devel [1], we'll get a Y2038-safe
> replacement for wtmp, named wtmpdb / libwtmpdb etc.
> Please see if your package should integrate with it.
>
> 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.
Cheers,
Sven
