accton(ADM)                     19 June 1992                     accton(ADM)


 Name

    accton - turn on accounting

 Syntax

    /usr/lib/acct/accton [ file ]

 Description

    accton turns process accounting on and off.  If no file is given then
    accounting is turned off.  If file is given, the kernel appends process
    accounting records.  (See acct(S) and acct(FP)).

 Files

    /etc/passwd       Used for login name to user ID conversions
    /usr/adm/pacct    Current process accounting file
    /usr/adm/sulogin  Super user login history file
    /etc/wtmp         Login/logout history file

 See also

    acctcom(ADM), acct(S), acct(FP), su(C), utmp(F)

 Value added

    accton is an extension to AT&T System V developed by The Santa Cruz
    Operation, Inc.