FWTMP(1M)            INTERACTIVE UNIX System            FWTMP(1M)



          NAME
               fwtmp, wtmpfix - manipulate connect accounting records

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

          DESCRIPTION
             fwtmp
               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 to enable editing, via ed(1), 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(1M) 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 con-
               sists 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(1M) will fail when processing connect account-
               ing records.

          FILES
               /etc/wtmp

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

               acct(2), acct(4), utmp(4) in the INTERACTIVE SDS Guide and
               Programmer's Reference Manual.


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