Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb

[Chris Hofstaedtler]

On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 01:27:15PM +0000, Andrew Bower wrote:
> Any thoughts on:
> 
>  - install an initscript with wtmpdb that imports the missing real wtmp
>    entries into wtmpdb at boot.
>  - install an initscript with wtmpdb independently to record startup and
>    shutdown, but less reliably than init itself would.

Shipping initscripts is IMO the right answer. If they should be in
orphan-sysvinit-scripts or elsewhere, no idea.

I'd avoid linking against libwtmpdb.

>  - reinstate a classic wtmp toolset and compat for wtmpdb?

That doesn't seem like a forward-looking strategy to me.

Best,
Chris