'who' depends on /var/log/utmp being populated in order to show the current users. Most X programmes do not set it. This is *not* a failure, but simply the way 'who' works.
This email thread may help: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug- coreutils/2007-07/msg00018.html I am closing this bug INVALID (working as designed). If you disagree with my action, please reopen and provide the following: 1. the output of 'who --version' 2. the output of 'who -a' 3. the reasoning of why the issue still exists. Thank you ** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- who command doesn't output anything https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/386482 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
