System Accounting Files
The /var/adm directory contains the active data collection files. The following table describes the accounting files in this directory.
Table 20-7 Files in the /var/adm Directory
File | Description |
|---|---|
dtmp | Output from the acctdusg program |
fee | Output from the chargefee program, which are the ASCII tacct records |
pacct | Active process accounting file |
pacctn | Process accounting files switched by running the turnacct script |
Spacctn.MMDD | Process accounting files for MMDD during execution of the runacct script |
The /var/adm/acct directory contains the nite, sum, and fiscal directories, which contain the actual data collection files. For example, the nite directory contains files that are reused daily by the runacct script. A brief summary of the files in the /var/adm/acct/nite directory follows.
Table 20-8 Files in the /var/adm/acct/nite Directory
File | Description |
|---|---|
active | Used by the runacct script to record progress and print warning and error messages |
active.MMDD | Same as the active file after the runacct script detects an error |
cms | ASCII total command summary used by prdaily |
ctacct.MMDD | Connect accounting records in tacct.h format |
ctmp | Output of acctcon1 program, connect session records in ctmp.h format (acctcon1 and acctcon2 are provided for compatibility purposes) |
daycms | ASCII daily command summary used by the prdaily script. |
daytacct | Total accounting records for one day in tacct.h format |
disktacct | Disk accounting records in tacct.h format, created by the dodisk script |
fd2log | Diagnostic output during execution of the runacct script |
lastdate | Last day the runacct script executed (in date +%m%d format) |
lock | Used to control serial use of the runacct script |
lineuse | tty line usage report used by the prdaily script |
log | Diagnostic output from the acctcon program |
log.MMDD | Same as the log file after the runacct script detects an error |
owtmpx | Previous day's wtmpx file |
reboots | Beginning and ending dates from the wtmpx file and a listing of reboots |
statefile | Used to record current state during execution of the runacct script |
tmpwtmp | wtmpx file corrected by the wtmpfix program |
wtmperror | Contains wtmpfix error messages |
wtmperror.MMDD | Same as the wtmperror file after the runacct script detects an error |
The runacct script's copy of the wtmpx file |
The sum directory contains the cumulative summary files updated by the runacct script and used by the monacct script. The following table summarizes the files in the /var/adm/acct/sum directory.
Table 20-9 Files in the /var/adm/acct/sum Directory
File | Description |
|---|---|
cms | Total command summary file for current fiscal period in binary format |
cmsprev | Command summary file without latest update |
daycms | Command summary file for the day's usage in internal summary format |
loginlog | Record of last date each user logged on; created by the lastlogin script and used in the prdaily script |
rprt.MMDD | Saved output of prdaily script |
tacct | Cumulative total accounting file for current fiscal period |
tacctprev | Same as tacct without latest update |
tacct.MMDD | Total accounting file for MMDD |
The fiscal directory contains periodic summary files created by the monacct script. The following table summarizes the files in the /var/adm/acct/fiscal directory.
Table 20-10 Files in the /var/adm/acct/fiscal Directory
File | Description |
|---|---|
cmsn | Total command summary file for fiscal period n in internal summary format |
fiscrptn | Report similar to rprtn for fiscal period n |
tacctn | Total accounting file for fiscal period n |
Files Produced by the runacct Script
The following table summarizes most useful files produced by the runacct script found in the /var/adm/acct directory.
Table 20-11 Files Produced by runacct
File | Description |
|---|---|
nite/lineuse | The runacct script calls the acctcon program to gather data on terminal line usage from the /var/adm/acct/nite/tmpwtmp file and writes the data to the /var/adm/acct/nite/lineuse file. The prdaily script uses this data to report line usage. This report is especially useful for detecting bad lines. If the ratio between the number of logouts to logins is greater than about three to one, the line is very likely failing. |
nite/daytacct | The total accounting file for the day in tacct.h format. |
sum/tacct | Contains the accumulation of each day's nite/daytacct data and is used for billing purposes. The monacct script restarts accumulating this data each month or fiscal period. |
sum/daycms | The runacct script calls the acctcms program to process the commands used during the day to create the Daily Command Summary report and stores the data in the /var/adm/acct/sum/daycms file. The ASCII version is the /var/adm/acct/nite/daycms file. |
sum/cms | This file is the accumulation of each day's command summaries. It is restarted by the execution of the monacct script. The ASCII version is the nite/cms file. |
sum/loginlog | The runacct script calls lastlogin script to update the last date logged in for the logins in the /var/adm/acct/sum/loginlog file. The lastlogin command also removes from this file any logins that are no longer valid. |
sum/rprt.MMDD | Each execution of the runacct script saves a copy of the daily report that was printed by the prdaily script. |