Chmod /var/run/utmp 640 instead of removing it.

Quoting utmp(5):

  "Unlike various other systems, where utmp logging can be disabled by removing
   the file, utmp must always exist on Linux."

Moreover, removing this file breaks some of Puppet's functionality.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/manifests/utmp/protect.pp b/manifests/utmp/protect.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..166df5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/utmp/protect.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class loginrecords::utmp::protect inherits loginrecords::utmp::unprotect {
+  File[$utmp_file]{
+    mode => 660,
+  }
+}