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[Bug 2089498] Re: the 'w' command no longer outputs tty or idle time correctly

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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:53:11 -0000
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: procps (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  the 'w' command no longer outputs tty or idle time correctly

Status in procps package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  as per this ubuntu stackexchange
  https://askubuntu.com/questions/1519426/why-is-the-command-w-in-
  ubuntu-24-04-different-than-older-versions

  the 'w' command on 24.04 yields this:

   08:11:52 up  5:23,  2 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
  USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
  root              180.74.67.181    02:48    5:22m  0.00s  0.47s sshd: root@pts/0
  root              180.74.67.181    04:01    5:22m  0.00s  0.01s sshd: root@pts/2

  
  whereas 22.04 yields this:

  
   08:12:59 up 12 days,  3:22,  2 users,  load average: 0.49, 0.67, 0.70
  USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU WHAT
  root     pts/0    180.74.67.181    03:17    0.00s  0.04s  0.00s w
  root     pts/1    180.74.67.181    04:06    4:05m  0.03s  0.03s -bash

  The important bits are that the tty column is empty and the idle time
  is wrong.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: procps 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-45.45-generic 6.8.12
  Uname: Linux 6.8.0-45-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Sun Nov 24 11:57:33 2024
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-15 (3570 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
  SourcePackage: procps
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-10-12 (43 days ago)
  modified.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: [modified]
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2024-07-22T10:59:07

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