bash2.05a/unw7.1.1 not publishing itself in utmp (utmpx)

[Vassilii Khachaturov]

Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: sysv5
Compiler: cc
Compilation
CFLAGS:  -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686' -DCONF_OSTYPE='sysv5' 
-DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-UnixWare7.1.1-sysv5' -DCONF_VENDOR='Uni
xWare7.1.1' -DSHELL  -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -I.  -I. -I./include -I./lib -g
uname output: UnixWare aplus3 5 7.1.1 i386 x86at SCO UNIX_SVR5
Machine Type: i686-UnixWare7.1.1-sysv5

Bash Version: 2.05a
Patch Level: 0
Release Status: release

Description:
I have compiled bash2.05a on a Unixware 7.1.1 system
(with the following pkgs installed - see below) with the native
compiler.
If I get into the system with an rsh invoking xterm, w and who don't
show any info on my user id.
If I get in by the means of telnet, this doesn't happen (i.e. w & who do
work).
When I change the user's shell from /usr/local/bin/bash to /usr/bin/ksh,
and log in, w and who works always (with the very same rsh invocation of
xterm as well
- the change of the shell in the password is the only difference). So I
assume it is the bash
that thinks I am not logged in (xterm is run with -ls, and, again, other
shells don't exhibit
the problem.)

application BASEdoc        UnixWare Documentation
application BASEman        UnixWare Manual Pages
system      DLPI           BUILT IN TO NETWORK INTERFACE CARD SUPPORT,
CANNOT BE REMOVED.
application FTRKdoc        Netscape FastTrack Server 2.01 Documentation
system      MDI            BUILT IN TO NETWORK INTERFACE CARD SUPPORT,
CANNOT BE REMOVED.
application TEDdesk        TriTeal Enterprise Desktop (CDE Desktop)
application TEDdocs        CDE Desktop Postscript Manuals
application TEDhelp        CDE Online Help
application TEDlogin       CDE Login Manager
application TEDman         CDE Manual Pages
system      acp            Enhanced Application Compatibility
system      base           Base System
graphics    basex          X11R6 Base X Runtime System
system      bsdcompat      BSD Compatibility
system      c8xx           ptf7629 - Symbios, Inc. 53c8xx PCI SCSI HBA
Driver
system      cdfs           BUILT INTO THE BASE, CANNOT BE REMOVED.
system      cmds           Advanced Commands
system      compat         BUILT INTO BSD COMPATIBILITY, CANNOT BE
REMOVED.
system      dfm            BUILT INTO THE BASE, CANNOT BE REMOVED.
utilities   dfs            Distributed File System Utilities
system      ed             BUILT INTO ADVANCED COMMANDS, CANNOT BE
REMOVED.
system      els            BUILT INTO LANGUAGE SUPPLEMENT, CANNOT BE
REMOVED.
patch       erg501385      erg501385 - UW711 st01 fix for - panic in
kmem_free() / vx_tranfree()
system      eth            BUILT INTO NETWORK INTERFACE CARD SUPPORT,
CANNOT BE REMOVED.
system      expect         expect
system      fmli           BUILT INTO ADVANCED COMMANDS, CANNOT BE
REMOVED.
system      inet           Internet Utilities
system      jdk117         JDK 1.1.7 for SCO
system      kdb            Kernel Debugger
system      ldap           Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
services
system      ls             Language Supplement
system      mouse          BUILT INTO THE BASE, CANNOT BE REMOVED.
graphics    mtfrun         OSF Motif 1.2.5 Runtime Environment
system      nd             Network Drivers
system      netcmds        BUILT INTO NETWORK SUPPORT UTILITIES, CANNOT
BE REMOVED.
system      netmgt         Network Management Utilities
system      nfs            Network File System Utilities
system      nics           Netdriver Infrastructure and Configuration
Subsystem
application nsadmin        Netscape Administration Server 2.13
application nscomm         Netscape Communicator 4.61
application nscommD        Netscape Communicator 4.61 Documentation
application nsfast         Netscape FastTrack Server 2.01a
system      nsu            Network Support Utilities
utilities   perl5          Perl 5.004
system      ppp            The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
patch       ptf7045        ptf7045 - Intel P6 Microcode Update
patch       ptf7058        ptf7058 - SCO UnixWare - the mccntl
supplement for UnixWare 7.x
patch       ptf7080        ptf7080 - UnixWare 7.0.0, 7.0.1 and 7.1.1
ticots and ticodsor supplement
patch       ptf7139        ptf7139 - UnixWare 7.1.1 eeE Driver
Supplement
patch       ptf7407        ptf7407 - UnixWare 7.x crash utility, with
command line editing
patch       ptf7410        ptf7410 - The libthread Supplement
patch       ptf7426        ptf7426 - SCO UnixWare 7.1.0 and 7.1.1 ksh
supplement
patch       ptf7430        ptf7430 - UnixWare 7.1.0 + 7.1.1  Emergency
Recovery supplement
patch       ptf7602        ptf7602 - UnixWare 7.1.1 vxfs driver
supplement
patch       ptf7603        ptf7603 - UnixWare 7.1.1 Sysdump and VMM
features and various fixes supplement
patch       ptf7604        ptf7604 - UnixWare 7.1.1 support for hot
plugging of NICs supplement
patch       ptf7607        ptf7607 - UnixWare 7.1.1 libc and login
supplement
patch       ptf7609        ptf7609 - UnixWare 7.1.1 pkgadd supplement
patch       ptf7610        ptf7610 - UnixWare 7.1.1 st01 driver
supplement
patch       ptf7611        ptf7611 - UnixWare 7.1.1 pdimkdev supplement
patch       ptf7612        ptf7612 - UnixWare 7.1.1 ping supplement
patch       ptf7614        ptf7614 - UnixWare 7.1.1 scodb driver
supplement
patch       ptf7616        ptf7616 - UnixWare 7.1.1 specfs driver
supplement
patch       ptf7617        ptf7617 - UnixWare 7.1.1 hw utility
supplement
patch       ptf7625        ptf7625 - UnixWare 7.1.0 and 7.1.1 cpio
supplement
patch       ptf7627        ptf7627 - UnixWare 7.1.1 osocket driver
supplement
patch       ptf7632        ptf7632 - UnixWare 7.1.1 pci driver
supplement
patch       ptf7633        ptf7633 - Unixware 7.1.1 libnsl and timod
driver Supplement
patch       ptf7634        ptf7634 - UnixWare 7.x.x mtrr driver
supplement
patch       ptf7635        ptf7635 - UnixWare 7.x.x char driver
supplement
patch       ptf7636        ptf7636 - UnixWare 7.1.1 and 7.1.0 vol driver
supplement
patch       ptf7637        ptf7637 - UnixWare 7.1.0 and 7.1.1
processorfs driver supplement
patch       ptf7641        ptf7641 - UnixWare 7.1.1 mc01 driver
supplement
patch       ptf7644        ptf7644 - UnixWare 7.1.1 intmap, ldterm and
ptem supplement
patch       ptf7645        ptf7645 - UnixWare 7.1.1 ipc driver
supplement
patch       ptf7658        ptf7658 - Unixware 7.1.1 FTP Service
patch       ptf7667        ptf7667 - UnixWare UW7.1.1 UTIL Supplement
patch       ptf7672        ptf7672 - UnixWare 7.1.0 and 7.1.1 NetBIOS
Driver Supplement
system      qt             BUILT INTO THE BASE, CANNOT BE REMOVED.
system      rpc            Remote Procedure Calls Utilities
system      scoadmin       SCO System Administration (SCOadmin)
application scohelp        Scohelp Online Doc System
system      sys            BUILT INTO THE BASE, CANNOT BE REMOVED.
system      tclrun         Tcl Runtime package
system      termcap        BUILT INTO ENHANCED APPLICATION
COMPATIBILITY, CANNOT BE REMOVED.
system      terminf        Terminfo Utilities
system      tok            BUILT INTO NETWORK INTERFACE CARD SUPPORT,
CANNOT BE REMOVED.
system      uccs           UDK Optimizing C Compilation System
system      uedebug        UDK Enhanced Debugger
update      update711      UnixWare 7 Update 7.1.1
system      vtclrun        Vtcl Runtime package
graphics    xclients       X11R6 X Clients
graphics    xcontrib       X11R6 Contributed X Clients
graphics    xdrivers       X11R6 Graphics Drivers
graphics    xfonts         X11R6 Fonts
graphics    xserver        X11R6 X Server


Custom Installed Packages

ALL     Part    Entire Run Time System with perms lists
RTS     Part    UNIX Run Time System
ALL     Part    Entire TCP/IP Runtime System
TCPRT   Part    TCP/IP Runtime utilities and drivers
SNDMAIL Part    Sendmail Runtime
PPP     Part    PPP Runtime utilities and drivers

Repeat-By:
Always happens - as per the Description.

Fix:
The current workaround I use is doing
exec /usr/local/bin/bash
from my .profile (read by ksh).

No real fix so far.