From: csmall@debian.org   
      
   retitle 1128306 systemd-logind does not delete ssh sessions   
   reassign 1128306 systemd   
   thankyou   
      
   On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 01:37, Brendan Reilly  wrote:   
      
   > % w   
   >  09:15:23 up 34 days, 10:46, 174 users,  load average: 0.20, 0.09, 0.16   
   > USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU  WHAT   
   > reilly            108.29.139.238   08:46           0.00s  0.01s   
   > sshd-session: reill   
   > reilly            192.168.1.183    08:43           0.00s  0.01s   
   > sshd-session: reill   
   > reilly            192.168.1.183    08:43           0.00s  0.01s   
   > sshd-session: reill   
   >   
   A count of 174 but only three displayed, was this snipped?   
   Both the count and detail lines iterate over sd_get_sessions() and show   
   only classes that start with user.   
      
      
   > % loginctl   
   > SESSION  UID USER   SEAT  LEADER  CLASS   TTY  IDLE SINCE   
   >  100089 6631 reilly -     67781   user    -    no   -   
   >   
   [many reilly user sessions here]   
      
   176 sessions listed.   
   >   
   176, two of these are not user* sessions, so 174 for the w line is correct.   
      
   There's something not going right with the ssh sessions and systemd-logind   
   where they're not getting deleted.   
   w is just printing what it is given by sd_get_sessions(), so it's a symptom   
   not a cause.   
      
   I'm not sure exactly what is going on with these sessions, but it's not   
   procps doing this. Both loginctl and w show   
   the same number of users.   
      
    - Craig   
      
   
retitle 1128306 systemd-logind does not delete ssh   
   sessions
reassign 1128306 systemd
thankyou

On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 01:37, Brendan Reilly   
   <   
   dta_bhc@gbrmail.com> wrote:
% w
   
    09:15:23 up 34 days, 10:46, 174 users,  load average: 0.20, 0.09, 0.16
   
   USER     TTY      FROM             LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU    
    PCPU  WHAT
   
   reilly            108.29.139.238   08:46           0.00s  0.01s   
   sshd-session: reill
   
   reilly            192.168.1.183    08:43           0.00s  0.01s   
   sshd-session: reill
   
   reilly            192.168.1.183    08:43           0.00s  0.01s   
   sshd-session: reill
A count of 174 but only three   
   displayed, was this snipped?
Both the count and detail lines iterate   
   over sd_get_sessions()    
   and show only classes that start with user.
 
   
   % loginctl
   
   SESSION  UID USER   SEAT  LEADER  CLASS   TTY  IDLE SINCE
   
    100089 6631 reilly -     67781   user    -    no      
   
[many reilly user sessions here]
   
   176 sessions listed.
176, two of these are not user*   
   sessions, so 174 for the w line is correct.

   
   div>There's something not going right with the ssh sessions and   
   systemd-logind  where they're not getting    
   deleted.
w is just printing what it is given by sd_get_sessions(),   
   so it's a symptom not a cause.

I'm not sure   
   exactly what is going on with these sessions, but it's not procps doing   
   this. Both loginctl and    
   w show
the same number of users.

 -   
   Craig



   
      
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