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) 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