accton(ADM)

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-osr5) 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

Standards conformance

accton is not part of any currently supported standard; it is an extension of AT&T System V developed by The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.

accton(ADM)

Syntax

Description

Files

See also

Standards conformance