FWTMP(ADM)                           UNIX System V



     Name
          fwtmp, wtmpfix - manipulate connect accounting records


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


     Description
        fwtmp
          fwtmp reads from  the  standard  input  and  writes  to  the
          standard output, converting binary records of the type found
          in wtmp to formatted ASCII records.  The  ASCII  version  is
          useful  to enable editing, via ed(C), bad records or general
          purpose maintenance of the file.

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

        wtmpfix
          wtmpfix examines the standard input or named files  in  wtmp
          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(ADM)  will
          fault when it encounters certain date-change records.

          Each time the date is set, a pair of date change records are
          written  to  /etc/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.h> 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  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(ADM) will
          fail when processing connect accounting records.


     Files
          /etc/wtmp


     See Also
          acct(ADM),    acctcms(ADM),    acctcom(C),     acctcon(ADM),
          acctmerg(ADM),     acctprc(ADM),     acctsh(ADM),     ed(C),
          runacct(ADM), acct(S), acct(F), utmp(F)


     Standards Conformance
          fwtmp and wtmpfix are conformant with:
          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127.


     (printed 2/15/90)                                 FWTMP(ADM)