[Michael Deutschmann <michael@talamasca.wkpowerlink.com>] libc/1463: Want option to make utmpd create/delete utmp files

Ulrich Drepper drepper@cygnus.com
Fri Nov 26 08:41:00 GMT 1999


Mark Kettenis <kettenis@wins.uva.nl> writes:

> Personally I think we should drop utmpd.  I wrote the utmp deamon to
> ease the transition from libc5 to glibc.  Most people will have done
> so by now or at least upgraded all programs that access /var/run/utmp.

I agree.  So the question is why Michael is still using it.
Misinformation about the necessity?

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