utmpx(4) File Formats utmpx(4)NAME
utmpx, wtmpx - utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats
SYNOPSIS
#include <utmpx.h>
/var/adm/utmpx
/var/adm/wtmpx
DESCRIPTION
The utmpx and wtmpx files are extended database files that have superseded the obsolete utmp and wtmp database files.
The utmpx database contains user access and accounting information for commands such as who(1), write(1), and login(1). The wtmpx database
contains the history of user access and accounting information for the utmpx database.
USAGE
Applications should not access these databases directly, but should use the functions described on the getutxent(3C) manual page to inter-
act with the utmpx and wtmpx databases to ensure that they are maintained consistently.
FILES
/var/adm/utmpx user access and adminstration information
/var/adm/wtmpx history of user access and adminstrative information
SEE ALSO getutxent(3C), wait(3C)wait.h(3HEAD)SunOS 5.10 22 Feb 1999 utmpx(4)
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utmpx(4) File Formats utmpx(4)NAME
utmpx, wtmpx - utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats
SYNOPSIS
#include <utmpx.h>
/var/adm/utmpx
/var/adm/wtmpx
DESCRIPTION
The utmpx and wtmpx files are extended database files that have superseded the obsolete utmp and wtmp database files.
The utmpx database contains user access and accounting information for commands such as who(1), write(1), and login(1). The wtmpx database
contains the history of user access and accounting information for the utmpx database.
USAGE
Applications should not access these databases directly, but should use the functions described on the getutxent(3C) manual page to inter-
act with the utmpx and wtmpx databases to ensure that they are maintained consistently.
FILES
/var/adm/utmpx user access and adminstration information
/var/adm/wtmpx history of user access and adminstrative information
SEE ALSO getutxent(3C), wait(3C)wait.h(3HEAD)SunOS 5.10 22 Feb 1999 utmpx(4)
When I log on to one of our server's it gives the following error when I've logged on..
/var/adm/wtmpx: I/O error
Does anyone know what this relates to. (8 Replies)
Hello
One of our applications initiates an ftp logon to itself twice every second ...(to check some files or something im not sure) but every time it does this it logs an entry into the wtmpx database, this file is now getting absolutely huge and whilst I know that I could implement some type of... (1 Reply)
Hello everybody:
the wtmpx file on my Sol8 machine, got so big (2GB), that my root partition is almost full now, can I empty that file, I read about it that it contains database of user access and auditing, so in case I emptied it will it affect my system??
Thanks alot (3 Replies)
Hi,
I am using Sun Solaris 5.9 OS. I have found a file called wtmpx having a size of 5.0 GB. I want to clear this file using :>/var/adm/wtmpx. My query is, would it cause any problem to the running live system.
Could anyone suggest the best method to clear the file without causing problem to... (6 Replies)
Do I have a memory/bus issue?
from /var/adm/messages:
Feb 12 01:26:50 svdnyc008 SUNW,UltraSPARC-III+: NOTICE: Corrected system bus (CE) Event detected by CPU8 at TL=0, errID 0x002ca294.e8676780
Feb 12 01:26:50 svdnyc008 AFSR 0x00000002<CE>.000001b2 AFAR 0x00000041.fe2ab8e0
Feb 12... (3 Replies)
Hi,
Can I get a script to list out all the users, who has not logged on since last 90 days. Last command in not working due due to /var/adm/wtmpx is more than 2 GB.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Roni (10 Replies)
Dears,
i am trying to recording failed login
this is the steps which i do:-
1) touch /var/adm/logilog
2) chown root:sys /var/adm/loginlog
3) chmod 600 /var/adm/loginlog
ls -l /var/adm/loginlog
-rw------- 1 root sys 0 Jul 21 03:52 /var/adm/loginlog
4) change this value in... (3 Replies)
Warning... I am a newb. :)
I basically know how to add/rm users, kill pids and monitor diskspace. Not an idiot, but honestly a windows database person. I don't know much about what I am asking about.
In the /var/adm/messages file, today this was added:
Jan 24 09:16:51 my_server login: ... (3 Replies)
Hello,
I am using Solaris 10 and I'm geting the folowing error in /var/adm/messages.
Feb 12 09:01:18 srp21ce1 uamod: NOTICE: (uamod480 @ Q 0x600159db710) set threshold to default values
Feb 12 09:01:18 srp21ce1 uamod: NOTICE: (uamod480 @ Q 0x600159db710) threshold values... (4 Replies)
Hello.
I'm trying to get a Solaris (SunOS 5.10) shutdown and boot history. Unfortunately the /var/adm/wtmpx file does not cover the period I want to trace. It's been reset. Therefore the command, "last" (or "last reboot") does not reach back far enough.
Additionally the /var/adm/messages*... (4 Replies)
I have recently been assigned to help maintain some testing software on two UNIX stations. The stations are connected to instruments that supply power, signals, and take measurements from a box. Both test stations are basically the same. I was given a crash course (read a little training) a couple... (18 Replies)
:(Dear Solaris Experts,
The file /var/adm/utmpx is steadily growing on our standbye Sun Sparc T5220 Solaris 10 server. I have tried everything such as the following steps without success:
root@rainbow # uname -a
SunOS rainbow 5.10 Generic_141444-09 sun4v sparc... (2 Replies)
I keep getting "Too many open files" in /var/adm/messages that I do not know how to fix.
I've searched for solution on this forum and have increased the file descriptors limit but the problem persists.
The problem is happening in a solaris zone....
/var/adm/messages log example
May... (8 Replies)