diff -ur aterm-0.4.2~/autoconf/configure.in aterm-0.4.2/autoconf/configure.in
--- aterm-0.4.2~/autoconf/configure.in	Thu Sep  6 20:38:07 2001
+++ aterm-0.4.2/autoconf/configure.in	Sun Jan  6 04:20:31 2002
@@ -670,6 +670,24 @@
   AC_DEFINE(NO_SETLOCALE)
 fi
 
+AC_CACHE_CHECK(if we can link with utempter library,cf_cv_have_utempter,[
+cf_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+LIBS="-lutempter $LIBS"
+AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <utempter.h>
+],[
+	utempter_add_record(1, 0);
+	utempter_remove_added_record();
+],[
+	cf_cv_have_utempter=yes],[
+	cf_cv_have_utempter=no])
+LIBS="$cf_save_LIBS"
+])
+if test "$cf_cv_have_utempter" = yes ; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UTEMPTER,1,[Define if you have libutempter.])
+	LIBS="-lutempter $LIBS"
+fi
+
 dnl> AC_CHECK_FUNCS(gettimeofday putenv select socket)
 
 CFLAGS=${CFLAGS--O}
diff -ur aterm-0.4.2~/src/command.c aterm-0.4.2/src/command.c
--- aterm-0.4.2~/src/command.c	Thu Sep  6 20:38:07 2001
+++ aterm-0.4.2/src/command.c	Sun Jan  6 04:21:21 2002
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 /*{{{ includes: */
 #include "rxvt.h"		/* NECESSARY */
 
+#ifdef	HAVE_UTEMPTER
+#include <utempter.h>
+#endif
+
 #define TT_PRINTF_LIMIT		1024
 
 #if defined(OFFIX_DND) || defined(TRANSPARENT)
@@ -424,11 +428,13 @@
 #endif
     signal(sig, SIG_DFL);
 
-#ifdef UTMP_SUPPORT
     privileges(RESTORE);
+#ifdef UTMP_SUPPORT
     cleanutent();
-    privileges(IGNORE);
+#elif defined(HAVE_UTEMPTER)
+    utempter_remove_added_record();
 #endif
+    privileges(IGNORE);
 
     kill(getpid(), sig);
 }
@@ -453,6 +459,8 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef UTMP_SUPPORT
     cleanutent();
+#elif defined(HAVE_UTEMPTER)
+    utempter_remove_added_record();
 #endif
     privileges(IGNORE);
 }
@@ -1059,12 +1067,15 @@
 	}
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
-#ifdef UTMP_SUPPORT
     privileges(RESTORE);
-    if (!(Options & Opt_utmpInhibit))
+    if (!(Options & Opt_utmpInhibit)) {
+#ifdef UTMP_SUPPORT
 	makeutent(ttydev, display_name);	/* stamp /etc/utmp */
-    privileges(IGNORE);
+#elif defined(HAVE_UTEMPTER)
+	utempter_add_record(ptyfd,display_name);
 #endif
+    }
+    privileges(IGNORE);
 
     return ptyfd;
 }
diff -ur aterm-0.4.2~/src/xdefaults.c aterm-0.4.2/src/xdefaults.c
--- aterm-0.4.2~/src/xdefaults.c	Thu Sep  6 20:38:07 2001
+++ aterm-0.4.2/src/xdefaults.c	Sun Jan  6 04:20:31 2002
@@ -384,6 +384,9 @@
 #ifdef UTMP_SUPPORT
     fprintf(stderr, "utmp,");
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_UTEMPTER
+    fprintf(stderr, "utempter,");
+#endif
 #ifdef MENUBAR
     fprintf(stderr, "menubar,");
 #endif