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 standard output,
     converting binary records of the type found in /var/adm/wtmp to for-
     matted 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 per-
     formed, 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
     acctcom(1), ed(1), acct(1M), acctcms(1M), acctcon(1M), acctmerg(1M),
     acctprc(1M), acctsh(1M), runacct(1M), acct(2), acct(4), utmp(4).







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