fwtmp(1M)                                               fwtmp(1M)



     NAME
          fwtmp, wtmpfix - manipulate connect accounting records

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

     DESCRIPTION
          fwtmp reads from the standard input and writes to the stan-
          dard output, converting binary records of the type found in
          wtmp to formatted ASCII records.  The ASCII version is use-
          ful for editing bad records with ed(1), or general file
          maintenance.

          -ic    input is in ASCII form and output is to be written in
                 binary form.

          wtmpfix examines the standard input or named files in wtmp
          format, makes the time/date stamps on the entries con-
          sistent, and writes to the standard output.  Using - in
          place of files indicates the standard input.  If you don't
          correct the time/date stamp, acctcon1 will fault when it en-
          counters certain date-change records.

          Each time the date is set, a pair of date change records is
          written to /etc/wtmp.  The first record is the old date
          marked with old time in the line field and the flag OLD_TIME
          in the type field of the utmp.h structure.  The second
          record specifies the new date and is marked with new time in
          the line field and the flag NEW_TIME in the type field.
          wtmpfix uses these records to synchronize all time stamps in
          the file.

          In addition to correcting time/date stamps, wtmpfix ensures
          that the name field consists solely of alphanumeric charac-
          ters or spaces.  If it encounters an invalid name, it
          changes the login name to INVALID and writes a diagnostic to
          the standard error.  In this way, wtmpfix reduces the chance
          that acctcon1 will fail when processing connect accounting
          records.

     FILES
          /usr/lib/acct/fwtmp
          /usr/lib/acct/wtmpfix
          /etc/wtmp
          /usr/include/utmp.h

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




     April, 1990                                                     1