[Bug 2073169] [NEW] w command shows incorrect idle time for all users

[Jason Kukurudziak]

Public bug reported:

user1          10.19.2.1        Fri16    3:05m  0.00s  0.08s sshd: user1 [priv]
user1          10.19.2.22       07:17    3:05m  0.00s  0.02s sshd: user2 [priv]
user3          10.19.2.103      14:25    3:05m  0.00s  0.01s sshd: user3 [priv]
user4          10.19.3.35       15:41    3:05m  0.00s   ?    sshd: user4 [priv]
user5          10.19.2.71       16:19    3:05m  0.00s   ?    sshd: user5 [priv]

Notice that all have identical idle times, which is the bug.  Idle times
should be very different between users.

This appears to be only on 24.04LTS, previous versions do no do this ie:
20.04, 22.04, 23.10.

DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

w command is in procps

libprocps8/now 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1 amd64 [installed,local]
procps/noble,now 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3 amd64 [installed,automatic]

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: procps 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-35.35-generic 6.8.4
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: none
CloudName: none
CloudPlatform: none
CloudSubPlatform: config
Date: Mon Jul 15 17:16:33 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-01 (957 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210824)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: procps
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-06-13 (33 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2024-04-23T07:30:10
mtime.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: 2024-06-12T11:15:22.641079

** Affects: procps (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble

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Title:
  w command shows incorrect idle time for all users

Status in procps package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  user1          10.19.2.1        Fri16    3:05m  0.00s  0.08s sshd: user1 [priv]
  user1          10.19.2.22       07:17    3:05m  0.00s  0.02s sshd: user2 [priv]
  user3          10.19.2.103      14:25    3:05m  0.00s  0.01s sshd: user3 [priv]
  user4          10.19.3.35       15:41    3:05m  0.00s   ?    sshd: user4 [priv]
  user5          10.19.2.71       16:19    3:05m  0.00s   ?    sshd: user5 [priv]

  Notice that all have identical idle times, which is the bug.  Idle
  times should be very different between users.

  This appears to be only on 24.04LTS, previous versions do no do this
  ie: 20.04, 22.04, 23.10.

  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=24.04
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=noble
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  w command is in procps

  libprocps8/now 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1 amd64 [installed,local]
  procps/noble,now 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3 amd64 [installed,automatic]

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: procps 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-35.35-generic 6.8.4
  Uname: Linux 6.8.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CloudArchitecture: x86_64
  CloudID: none
  CloudName: none
  CloudPlatform: none
  CloudSubPlatform: config
  Date: Mon Jul 15 17:16:33 2024
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-01 (957 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210824)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: procps
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-06-13 (33 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2024-04-23T07:30:10
  mtime.conffile..etc.sysctl.conf: 2024-06-12T11:15:22.641079

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