[Bug libc/10564] New: utmp timeout too short

["pasky at suse dot cz" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

We have encountered customers with heavily loaded systems that experienced
missing utmp entries for some login sessions - it turned out that the 1s timeout
is _way_ too short for them since utmp is so contended.

It appears to us that the TIMEOUT in login/utmp_file.c should be raised from 1
to 30 to provide more of a best-effort service - 30 seconds should still allow
for reasonable system operation and repair in case the utmp locking breaks down
somehow.

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           Summary: utmp timeout too short
           Product: glibc
           Version: 2.11
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: pasky at suse dot cz
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10564

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