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WCAT(1) 							   User Commands							   WCAT(1)

NAME
wcat - printout wtmp entries SYNOPSIS
wcat [-w wtmp|-] [-adX[3|4]] [-s start] [-e end] [-b H[:M[:S]]] [--help] [--version] SYNOPSIS
Wcat provides an easy way to recover trimmed information from wtmp binary files. This tool can be useful for scripts that need only partial information from them. Notice that wcat output is binary wtmp entries so if this information is printed out to a terminal or screen it might mess it up. A better use of wcat would be: wcat | rawtmp -w - OPTIONS
-w wtmp|- Read alternate wtmp file. -X[3] Read tacacs 3.x wtmp format. -X4 Read tacacs 4.0 wtmp format. -d Output time in MMM DD HH:MM:SS date format. -a Print contents of ut_addr (if it exists) instead of ut_host. -s start Display accounting info from `start'. -e end Display accounting info up to `end'. -b H:M:S Show accounting info from the last few hours/minutes/seconds. --help Print this help message. --version Print the version of rawtmp. SEE ALSO
sac(8), ac(1), last(1), rawtmp(1), wtmp(5), netdate(8L) FILES
/var/log/wtmp login database /usr/adm/radacct/.../detail Radius accounting logs AUTHOR
The upstream author of wcat is Steve Baker (ice@mama.indstate.edu) This manpage was written by Javier Fernandez-Sanguino based on help2man for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but can be used by others). wcat v1.0 (c) 2001 by Steve Baker January 2003 WCAT(1)

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wtmpconvert(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    wtmpconvert(8)

NAME
wtmpconvert - Modify connect time accounting records from DIGITAL UNIX releases 4.0x and prior to new format SYNOPSIS
/usr/lbin/wtmpconvert [-vnrp?h] input_file [output_file] OPTIONS
Restore new format to old format. Verbose. Display lines while converting. Do not preserve contents of input file. Formatted print only. Do not convert. (May be used with the -r option). Display usage message. DESCRIPTION
The wtmpconvert command reads records from a connect time accounting file, such as /var/adm/wtmp, and converts the record format to the updated struct utmp format. If no output file is specified or if the output file path is identical to the input file path, wtmpconvert makes a backup copy of the original input file using the following algorithm: If filename.orig exists. Where n is a unique number. The wtmpconvert command attempts to detect an input file that is in the wrong format (for example, input file is already a new format file). A warning message is issued in this case, but conversion continues. EXIT STATUS
Success. An error occurred. EXAMPLES
To convert an old format accounting file to the new format: wtmpconvert /var/adm/wtmp.prev Upon completion of this command, /var/adm/wtmp.prev will have been converted to the new format. The original /var/adm/wtmp.prev is renamed to /var/adm/wtmp.prev.orig. To convert a wtmp file in new format to the old format: wtmpconvert -r /var/adm/wtmp /var/adm/wtmp.old FILES
Accounting header files that define the format for the login database file. The active login/logoff database files. SEE ALSO
Commands: acct(8), acctcon(8), acctmerg(8), date(1), runacct(8) Functions: getutent(3) Files: utmp(4), wtmp(4) wtmpconvert(8)
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