acct_enable(ADM)

acct_enable -- enable, disable, or report default process accounting

Syntax

/usr/lib/acct/acct_enable -c | -n | -y [ -s ]

acct_enable enables or disables process accounting (normally disabled by default during system startup).

acct_enable takes the following options:

-c: Check: report if accounting and any of its components are enabled or disabled.
-n: Disable process accounting if presently enabled.
-s: Silent: turn off reporting of actions taken (-n and -y) or results discovered (-c). Errors are still reported.
-y: Enable default process accounting.

You must reboot the system after running acct_enable for the changes to take effect.

With the check (-c) option, acct_enable returns the following exit values:

0: Accounting is completely enabled; neither ckpacct or runacct is missing.
1: monacct(ADM) is not being run; monthly account processing is disabled.
2: dodisk(ADM) is not being run; user disk space is not being accounted.
4: runacct(ADM) is not being run; accounting data is not being processed nightly.
8: ckpacct(ADM) is not being run; the disk may fill up as the accounting files become extremely large.
30: Cannot obtain crontab for a user; cannot determine whether accounting is enabled or disabled.
32: Accounting is disabled; only ckpacct exists.
33: Accounting is partially enabled; only one of ckpacct or runacct is missing.
34: Accounting is partially disabled; both ckpacct and runacct are missing.
35: Accounting is completely disabled.
36: Unknown accounting status.

Note that exit values 1, 2, 4, and 8 may be ORed together to report several errors.

With the enable (-y), and disable (-n) options, acct_enable may return one of the following exit codes:

0: Accounting has successfully been completely enabled or disabled.
3: A hangup, interrupt, quit, or termination signal (SIGHUP, SIGHUP, SIGHUP, or SIGHUP) was received.
10: Cannot obtain a user's crontab; accounting may not be fully enabled.
11: Cannot change a user's crontab; cannot determine whether accounting is fully enabled.
20: Cannot obtain a user's crontab; accounting may not be fully disabled.
21: Cannot change a user's crontab; cannot determine whether accounting is fully disabled.

Only root can run acct_enable.

/usr/adm/pacct: accounting report file
/usr/spool/cron/crontabs/adm: system accounting cron jobs
/etc/rc.d/6/kinit: init script that starts accounting; do not edit this file to enable or disable accounting -- always use acct_enable

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