NAME
utmps — user-accounting database
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <utmps.h>
DESCRIPTION
File
utmps
contains user accounting information for all users logged onto the system.
This file will be accessed by
getuts(3C)
only if
utmpd(1M)
is not running. The following information is stored in the
utmps
file:
User login name (up to 256 characters)
Device name (console,
lnxx;
up to 64 characters)
Exit status of a process marked as
DEAD_PROCESS
The time the entry was made
Internet address of host, if remote (Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are
supported.)
Hostname, if remote (up to 256 characters)
This file contains user accounting information only when
utmpd(1M)
is not running. When
utmpd(1M)
is active this file does not contain
up-to-date user accounting information. The use of this file may
be discontinued in future releases.
AUTHOR
utmps
was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company.
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