Public bug reported: output of last and w does not show any logged in users.
vivid$ w 08:51:58 up 11 min, 0 users, load average: 0.60, 1.42, 1.14 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT debianjessie$w 08:52:23 up 88 days, 20:21, 14 users, load average: 0.20, 0.14, 0.15 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT arved :0 Fri11 ?xdm? 18:48m 0.03s /bin/sh /usr/bin/x-session-manager [..] vivid$ last reboot system boot 3.19.0-13-generi Wed Apr 15 08:40 - 08:53 (00:12) reboot system boot 3.19.0-13-generi Tue Apr 14 17:43 - 08:53 (15:09) debianjessie$ last arved pts/17 baklava.local Wed Apr 15 08:52 still logged in grepping for my username in /var/log/wtmp does not show any results on ubuntu, so i think the files are not written correctly. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch) Release: 15.04 $ apt-cache policy sysvinit-utils sysvinit-utils: Installed: 2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12 Candidate: 2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12 Version table: *** 2.88dsf-53.2ubuntu12 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: sysvinit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444297 Title: ubuntu vivid: last/w broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/1444297/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs