Ubuntu
pam package

Last login date/time doesn't respect locale

Bug #105986 reported by Bruce Cowan
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
pam (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: base-files

When I log in to a tty, a message saying "Last login: Thu Apr 12 21:56:38 2007" is displayed. I have the computer set to the en_GB locale, the date/time format should be "Thu 12 Apr 2007 21:56:38".

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glandux (glandux) wrote :

First, this concerns login package because this display is produced by login program.
As far as I know, the date of last login displayed don't consider the locale. So, this seems to be normal.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

The PAM lastlog module just uses ctime() at present, which has a hardcoded time format.

Changed in base-files:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

The current version of pam_lastlog uses strftime+gettext, so it should be possible now to provide an en_GB translation that sets the desired format.

Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in pam (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Wolter HV (wolterh) wrote :

Why wasn't this bug moved to affect the login program?

affects: pam (Ubuntu) → shadow (Ubuntu)
Changed in shadow (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → New
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

Because the log clearly shows the problem is in the pam module. Please don't mess with triaged bugs.

affects: shadow (Ubuntu) → pam (Ubuntu)
Changed in pam (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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