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NAME
     fwtmp, wtmpfix - manipulate connect accounting records

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/acct/fwtmp [-ic]
     /usr/lib/acct/wtmpfix [files]

DESCRIPTION
     fwtmp reads from the standard input and writes to the  stan-
     dard  output, converting binary records of the type found in
     /var/adm/wtmp to formatted ASCII records.  The ASCII version
     is useful when it is necessary to edit bad records.

     The argument -ic is used to denote that input  is  in  ASCII
     form, and output is to be written in binary form.

     wtmpfix examines the standard input or named files in utmp.h
     format,  corrects  the  time/date stamps to make the entries
     consistent, and writes to the standard output.  A -  can  be
     used  in  place of files to indicate the standard input.  If
     time/date corrections are not performed, acctcon will  fault
     when it encounters certain date-change records.

     Each time the date is set, a pair of date change records are
     written  to /var/adm/wtmp.  The first record is the old date
     denoted by the string "old time" placed in  the  line  field
     and  the  flag OLD_TIME placed in the type field of the utmp
     structure.  The second record specifies the new date and  is
     denoted  by the string new time placed in the line field and
     the flag NEW_TIME placed in the type  field.   wtmpfix  uses
     these records to synchronize all time stamps in the file.

     In addition to correcting  time/date  stamps,  wtmpfix  will
     check  the validity of the name field to ensure that it con-
     sists solely of alphanumeric characters or  spaces.   If  it
     encounters a name that is considered invalid, it will change
     the login name to INVALID and  write  a  diagnostic  to  the
     standard  error.   In  this  way, wtmpfix reduces the chance
     that acctcon will fail when  processing  connect  accounting
     records.

FILES
     /var/adm/wtmp
     /usr/include/utmp.h

SEE ALSO
     acct(1M),    acctcms(1M),     acctcon(1M),     acctmerg(1M),
     acctprc(1M), acctsh(1M), runacct(1M), acct(4), utmp(4)
     acctcom(1), ed(1) in the User's Reference Manual
     acct(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual





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