fwtmp(1M)           UNIX System V(Job Accounting Utilities)           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 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
      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
      will fault 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 OLDTIME 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 NEWTIME 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 will check 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 will change the login name to INVALID and write a
      diagnostic to the standard error.  In this way, wtmpfix reduces the
      chance that acctcon will fail when processing connect accounting records.

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

SEE ALSO
      acct(1M), acctcms(1M), acctcon(1M), acctmerg(1M), acctprc(1M),
      acctsh(1M), runacct(1M), acct(4), utmp(4)
      acctcom(1), ed(1) in the User's Reference Manual
      acct(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual








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