Bug#1125682: xterm sessions do not appear in loginctl output

On 2026-02-04 10:53:32 +0100, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 04:43:25AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > On 2026-02-03 20:32:56 -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:19:04AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > > > Package: xterm
> > > > Version: 406-1
> > > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > perhaps wishlist.
> > 
> > No, as since the removal of utmp, this is now a required feature, as
> > said by Chris Hofstaedtler.
> 
> I object to this statement. I filed bugs in the past so each piece 
> of software can evaluate if it needs/wants changes. If a change is 
> wanted/warranted/useful at all is in the hands of the software 
> authors.
> 
> I'd expect that the ecosystem aligns on something that each software 
> of a given class (f.e. "X terminal emulators") should do, but I 
> really did not say "all X terminal emulators MUST integrate with 
> wtmpdb".

Here the context is not wtmpdb, but the "wall" utility.
You said:

  Make sure your sessions are listed in `loginctl` output (with a 
  TTY). If they are not, make sure you have libpam-systemd installed 
  and systemd-logind is running.

Since the sessions are *not* listed in `loginctl` output, this
means that the terminal is not doing the correct things.