When i run #acctadm command it shows it as inactive but /var/adm/pacct file has todays date such as
# acctadm
Task accounting: inactive
Task accounting file: none
Tracked task resources: none
Untracked task resources: extended,host,mstate
Process accounting: inactive
Process accounting file: none
Tracked process resources: none
Untracked process resources: extended,host,mstate
where do I need to look what process is writing to this file please advise.
Thanks
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 03-26-2009 at 03:36 AM..
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I don't have a SUNOS system handy but isn't "acctadm" for Extended Accounting?
On my HP-UX system the following configuration text file turns unix Process Accounting on/off.
/etc/rc.config.d/acct
The actual processes are usually started in a rc2 script containing "/usr/sbin/acct/startup" and "/usr/sbin/acct/shutacct"
See
man acct
A "pacct" file on a busy system can get very large and I have yet to find a use for the data so I routinely turn off Process Accounting.
Hope this helps.
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