prdaily Command

AIX Version 4.3 Commands Reference, Volume 4

prdaily Command

Purpose

Creates an ASCII report of the previous day's accounting data.

Syntax

/usr/sbin/acct/prdaily [ -l ] [ mmdd ] [ -c ]

Description

The prdaily command is called by the runacct command to format an ASCII report of the previous day's accounting data. The report resides in the /var/adm/acct/sum/rprtmmdd file, where mmdd specifies the month and day of the report.

Flags

-c	Reports exceptional resource usage by command. This flag may be used only on the current day's accounting data.
-l [mmdd]	Reports exceptional usage by login ID for the specified date. Use the mmdd variable to specify a date other than the current day.

Security

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

Files

/usr/sbin/acct	The path to the accounting commands.
/usr/sbin/acct/ptelus.awk	Calculates the limits for exceptional usage by login ID. This is a shell procedure.
/usr/sbin/acct/ptecms.awk	Calculates the limits of exceptional usage by command name. This is a shell procedure.
/var/adm/acct/sum	Cumulative directory for daily accounting records.

Related Information

The acctcms command, acctcom command, acctmerg command, runacct command.

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 explains the steps you must take to establish an accounting system.