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Subject: ports/10945: X11 "sessreg" program does not update /var/run/utmp file
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>Number:         10945
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       X11 "sessreg" program does not update /var/run/utmp file
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Apr  4 11:00:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Parag Patel
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.0-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
CodeGen, Inc.
>Environment:

	X11R6 package from XFree86 3.3.3.1 binaries off of FreeBSD 3.1
	March 1999 CD-ROM (Walnut Creek)

>Description:

	The X11 "sessreg" program does not update the /var/run/utmp
	file, even when run as root.  It is handy to register the
	virtual-console being used by xdm when someone logs in.

>How-To-Repeat:

	The following line from the "sessreg" man-page fails to work:

	    sessreg -a -l $DISPLAY -x /usr/X11R6/lib/xdm/Xservers $USER
	    who

	Something simpler like this also fails:

	    sessreg -a -l ttyv3 bozo
	    who

>Fix:
	
	I think the UTMP support needs to be switched on when compiling
	this file.  The file "xdm/sessreg.c" seems to turn off UTMP
	support for CSRG_BASED builds.  I think that commenting out this
	line should make it work again.


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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