acct - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: acct (main)
version: 6.6.4-5
maintainer: Debian Security Tools (DMD)
uploaders: Marcos Fouces [DMD]
arch: any
std-ver: 4.6.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 6.6.4-2
oldstable: 6.6.4-4
stable: 6.6.4-5
testing: 6.6.4-5
unstable: 6.6.4-5

versioned links

6.6.4-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.6.4-4: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
6.6.4-5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

acct (5 bugs: 0, 5, 0, 0)

action needed

Marked for autoremoval on 07 July: #1074591 high

Version 6.6.4-5 of acct is marked for autoremoval from testing on Mon 07 Jul 2025. It is affected by #1074591. The removal of acct will also cause the removal of (transitive) reverse dependencies: forensics-all, forensics-extra, ruptime. You should try to prevent the removal by fixing these RC bugs.

Created: 2025-06-01 Last update: 2025-06-13 13:03

lintian reports 4 warnings high

Lintian reports 4 warnings about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2022-07-30 Last update: 2025-04-10 14:00

1 bug tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 1 bug, consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2025-01-06 Last update: 2025-06-13 13:00

version in VCS is newer than in repository, is it time to upload? normal

vcswatch reports that this package seems to have a new changelog entry (version 6.6.4-6, distribution unstable) and new commits in its VCS. You should consider whether it's time to make an upload.

Here are the relevant commit messages:

commit 74595c8039d0adc8a8b98d214b7c6c11b9d42e40
Merge: 11e63b1 ca7c81c
Author: Sven Geuer <debmaint@g-e-u-e-r.de>
Date:   Sat Jun 7 08:12:07 2025 +0000

    Merge branch 'fix-for-wtmpdb' into 'debian/master'
    
    Adapt for post-utmp wtmpdb era. (Closes: #1074591)
    
    See merge request pkg-security-team/acct!6

commit ca7c81cb0485c3abde6602d8df7e3369a78e515a
Author: Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk>
Date:   Sat Jun 7 08:17:07 2025 +0100

    Prepare changelog for release.

commit 216065802eba6d85433170690d268920027ee97d
Author: Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk>
Date:   Fri Jun 6 19:57:42 2025 +0100

    Document package limitations since wtmp->wtmpdb transition.

commit 337874110582035e21155ae298e1688959a4b079
Author: Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk>
Date:   Fri Jun 6 20:27:59 2025 +0100

    Update package description for wtmp->wtmpdb transition.
    
    Switch the emphasis from login accounting to process accounting.

commit 49a4abb678ba1486e991d4523056e96a243af1e9
Author: Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk>
Date:   Fri Jun 6 19:57:27 2025 +0100

    Recommend wtmpdb for login accounting.

commit 5745bf8f50e555403c1325e05adca6f2bfe57c52
Author: Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk>
Date:   Fri Jun 6 19:57:20 2025 +0100

    monthly report: deprecate legacy wtmp login reports.

commit 6a5364ec5602326e65dc73f614f243059c86d157
Author: Andrew Bower <andrew@bower.uk>
Date:   Fri Jun 6 19:57:09 2025 +0100

    monthly report: make appropriate use of wtmpdb last.
    
    Only use 'last' if it is present. (Closes: #1074591)
    
    Stop calling 'last' with an (unreadable) wtmp file,
    instead pointing at the live database and requesting
    the last month's activity, as per the original intention
    of this cron job.

Created: 2025-06-07 Last update: 2025-06-07 09:30

debian/patches: 6 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 6 debian patches available in version 6.6.4-5 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

6 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2023-02-26 15:54

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.2 instead of 4.6.1).

Created: 2022-12-17 Last update: 2025-02-27 13:25

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[2022-05-22] acct 6.6.4-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-05-22] acct 6.6.4-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-05-16] Accepted acct 6.6.4-5 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces)
[2020-10-04] acct 6.6.4-4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-09-28] Accepted acct 6.6.4-4 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces)
[2020-04-04] acct 6.6.4-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2020-03-29] Accepted acct 6.6.4-3 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces) (signed by: Raphaël Hertzog)
[2018-08-29] acct 6.6.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-08-23] Accepted acct 6.6.4-2 (source) into unstable (Raphaël Hertzog)
[2017-08-01] acct 6.6.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-07-29] Accepted acct 6.6.4-1 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces) (signed by: Gianfranco Costamagna)
[2017-06-21] acct 6.6.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-06-16] Accepted acct 6.6.3-1 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces) (signed by: Raphaël Hertzog)
[2017-01-02] acct 6.6.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-12-22] Accepted acct 6.6.2-1 (source) into unstable (Marcos Fouces) (signed by: Gianfranco Costamagna)
[2014-04-05] acct 6.5.5-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2014-03-30] Accepted acct 6.5.5-2.1 (source amd64) (Alessio Treglia)
[2014-01-26] Accepted acct 6.5.5-2 (source amd64) (Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre) (signed by: Steve Langasek)
[2013-11-06] acct REMOVED from testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-03-10] acct 6.5.5-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2011-02-27] Accepted acct 6.5.5-1 (source amd64) (Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre) (signed by: Patrick Matthäi)
[2010-10-10] acct 6.5.4-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-09-27] Accepted acct 6.5.4-2.1 (source amd64) (Ralf Treinen)
[2010-08-07] acct 6.5.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-07-27] Accepted acct 6.5.4-2 (source amd64) (Mathieu Trudel)
[2010-05-08] acct 6.5.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2010-04-27] Accepted acct 6.5.4-1 (source amd64) (Mathieu Trudel)
[2010-01-08] acct 6.5.1-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2009-12-28] Accepted acct 6.5.1-1 (source amd64) (Mathieu Trudel)
[2009-09-11] acct 6.4~pre1-9 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 9
RC: 0
I&N: 6
M&W: 1
F&P: 2
patch: 1

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