[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#669651: login: failing to update utmp at console.

[Bob Proulx]

forcemerge 659957 669651
thanks

Mats Erik Andersson wrote:
> The recent update of 'login' is no longer able to
> make an entry in "/var/run/utmp" for any user logging
> in via a virtual terminal, i.e., text console, on my
> linux-i386 system. Downgrading to 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3
> restores this vital element of system management.

Thank you for the report.  Since this appears to be the same as
Bug#659957 I am merging the reports.

Bob