fwtmp(1M)							     fwtmp(1M)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     fwtmp, wtmpfix - manipulate connect accounting records

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     /usr/lib/acct/fwtmp [-ic]
     /usr/lib/acct/wtmpfix [files]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     fwtmp reads from the standard input and writes to the standard output,
     converting	binary records of the type found in /var/adm/wtmp to formatted
     ASCII records.  The ASCII version is useful when it is necessary to edit
     bad records.

     The argument -ic is used to denote	that input is in ASCII form and	that
     output is to be written in	binary form.

     wtmpfix examines the standard input or named files	in utmp.h format,
     corrects the time/date stamps to make the entries consistent, and writes
     to	the standard output.  A	- can be used in place of files	to indicate
     the standard input.  If time/date corrections are not performed, acctcon
     faults when it encounters certain date-change records.

     Each time the date	is set,	a pair of date change records are written to
     /var/adm/wtmp.  The first record is the old date denoted by the string
     old time placed in	the line field and the flag OLD_TIME placed in the
     type field	of the utmp structure.	The second record specifies the	new
     date and is denoted by the	string new time	placed in the line field and
     the flag NEW_TIME placed in the type field.  wtmpfix uses these records
     to	synchronize all	time stamps in the file.

     In	addition to correcting time/date stamps, wtmpfix checks	the validity
     of	the name field to ensure that it consists solely of alphanumeric
     characters	or spaces.  If it encounters a name that is considered
     invalid, it changes the login name	to INVALID and writes a	diagnostic to
     the standard error.  In this way, wtmpfix reduces the chance that acctcon
     will fail when processing connect accounting records.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /var/adm/wtmp
     /usr/include/utmp.h

REFERENCES    [Toc]    [Back]

     acct(1M), acctcms(1M), acctcom(1),	acctcon(1M), acctmerg(1M),
     acctprc(1M), acctsh(1M), ed(1), runacct(1M), acct(2), acct(4), utmp(4).


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