acctcon1 or acctcon2 Command

AIX Version 4.3 Commands Reference, Volume 1

acctcon1 or acctcon2 Command

Purpose

Performs connect-time accounting.

Syntax

acctcon1 [ -l File ] [ -o File ] [ -p ] [ -t ]

acctcon2

Description

acctcon1

The acctcon1 command is called by the runacct command to convert a sequence of login and logoff records (read from standard input) to a sequence of login session records (written to standard output). Input is normally redirected from the /var/adm/wtmp file. The input file can be a file other than /var/adm/wtmp, as long as it is in the correct format.

The acctcon1 command displays the following in ASCII format:

Login device
User ID
Login name
Prime connect time (seconds)
Nonprime connect time (seconds)
Session starting time (numeric)
Starting date and time (in date/time format)

The acctcon1 command also maintains a list of ports on which users are logged in. When the acctcon1 command reaches the end of its input, the command writes a session record for each port that still appears to be active. Unless the -t flag is used, the acctcon1 command assumes that input is a current file and uses the current time as the ending time for each session still in progress.

The summary file generated with the -l flag helps an administrator track line usage and identify bad lines. All hang-ups, terminations of the login command, and terminations of the login shell cause the system to write logoff records. Consequently, the number of logoffs is often much higher than the number of sessions.

acctcon2

The acctcon2 command, also called by the runacct command, converts a sequence of login session records produced by the acctcon1 command into connect-time total accounting records. These records are merged with other total accounting records by the acctmerg command to produce a daily report.

Flags

Note: The following flags are used with the acctcon1 command.

-l File	(lowercase L) Writes a line-usage summary file showing the line name, the number of minutes used, the percentage of total elapsed time, the number of sessions charged, the number of logins, and the number of logoffs. If you do not specify a file name, the system creates the information in the /var/adm/acct/nite/lineuse file.
-o File	Writes to the specified file an overall record for the accounting period, giving starting time, ending time, number of restarts, and number of date changes. If you do not specify a file name, the system creates the /var/adm/acct/nite/reboots file.
-p	Displays only input. Line name, login name, and time are shown in both numeric and date/time formats. Without the -p flag specified, the acctcon1 command would display input, converting input to session records, and write reports.
-t	Uses the last time found in the input as the ending time for any current processes. This, rather than current time, is necessary in order to have reasonable and repeatable values for files that are not current.

Security

Access Control: These commands should grant execute (x) access only to members of the adm group.

Examples

To convert a sequence of login records (in the /var/adm/wtmp file) to a sequence of login session records (stored in the /var/adm/logsess file), include the following in a shell script:
```
acctcon1 -t -l/var/adm/acct/nite/lineuse \
-o/var/adm/acct/nite/reboots \
</var/adm/wtmp > /var/adm/logsess 
```
The login session reports show an ending time that corresponds with the last time input was provided. Two reports are generated: a line-usage summary file named /var/adm/acct/nite/lineuse, an overall record for the accounting period, reported in the /var/adm/acct/nite/reboots file.
To convert a series of login session records (in the /var/adm/acct/nite/ctmp file) to a total accounting record (stored in the /var/adm/logacct file), include the following in a shell script:
```
acctcon2 < /var/adm/acct/nite/ctmp \
 > /var/adm/logacct
```

Files

/usr/sbin/acct/acctcon1	Contains the acctcon1 command.
/usr/sbin/acct/acctcon2	Contains the acctcon2 command.
/var/adm/wtmp	Contains connect-time accounting data, including login, logout, and shutdown records.

Related Information

The acctmerg command, fwtmp, acctwtmp, or wtmpfix command, init command, login command, runacct command.

The acct file format, utmp, wtmp, failedlogin file format.

The acct subroutine.

For more information about the Accounting System, the preparation of daily and monthly reports, and the accounting files, see the Accounting Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.

Setting Up an Accounting System in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices describes the steps you must take to establish an accounting system.