utmp_register

Name

utmp_register — make entries in the utmp/wtmp database

Syntax

utmp_register [-ADUWe] [-h host] [-l user] [-p id1] [-s id2] [-t tty] [-u utmpfile] [-w wtmpfile]

Description

utmp_register is a helper program for programs which do not want to do the UTMP/WTMP handling within themselves.

Options

	-A		Add entry.
	-D		Delete entry.
	-U		Perform operation on the utmp file.
	-W		Perform operation on the wtmp file.
	-e		Encode PID into the "ut_id" field.

-h host

Host field.

-l user

User field.

-t tty

TTY field.

-p pid

Unique ID 1

-s session

Unique ID 2.

-u file

Path to the utmp file, defaults to /var/run/utmp.

-w file

Path to wtmp file, defaults to /var/log/wtmp.

-A and -D can be specified together, in which case an entry is added and instantly removed again (utmp), or a login of duration zero is recorded (wtmp).

See also

hxtools(7)