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