From the gtk3/libvte2.91 version, the preference "Update utmp/wtmp records when command is launched" should be removed. It does not work since vte has removed this feature: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=747046 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=762043
Thanks Egmont. Fixed by https://git.xfce.org/apps/xfce4-terminal/commit/?id=ef0213c70d3668073a73057a8c457dfd0f633ec3