[Pkg-freeradius-maintainers] Bug#1094356: freeradius-utils radlast and wtmpdb last incompatible

[John Chittum]

Package: freeradius-utils
Source: freeradius
Version: 3.2.6+dfsg-3

freeradius:src 3.2.6+dfsg-3 contains the following control change:

  [ Arnaud Rebillout ]
  * freeradius-utils: add wtmpdb needed for radlast

`wtmpdb:last` only operates with `wtpmdb` implementation, reading an sqlite
database with a `wtpm` table. freeradius writes a `utmp` struct file.
running `radlast` results in:

$ radlast
wtmpdb_read_all: SQL error: no such table: wtmp

the old `last` was removed from util-linux for not being 2038 compliant.
`glibc` has made the `utmp` seconds uint, so it's safe for additional time.
`wtmpdb` has not implemented a method for reading the old file, nor
migrating data. see GH issue

https://github.com/thkukuk/wtmpdb/issues/14

filed a bug in Ubuntu to revert the control change, but Ubuntu is similarly
without a `last` command in devel:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeradius/+bug/2096611

The bug contains some discussion about possibly splitting the package more
or even removing the functionality entirely.

libc6=2.40-6

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John Chittum

Engineering Manager, Ubuntu Engineering, Server

Email: john.chittum at canonical.com

Location: Maine, USA
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