UTMPX(5) File Formats and Configurations UTMPX(5)
NAME
utmpx, wtmpx - utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats
SYNOPSIS
#include <utmpx.h> /var/adm/utmpx /var/adm/wtmpxDESCRIPTION
The
utmpx and
wtmpx files are extended database files that have
superseded the obsolete
utmp and
wtmp database files.
The
utmpx database contains user access and accounting information for
commands such as
who(1),
write(1), and
login(1). The
wtmpx database
contains the history of user access and accounting information for the
utmpx database.
USAGE
Applications should not access these databases directly, but should use
the functions described on the
getutxent(3C) manual page to interact with
the
utmpx and
wtmpx databases to ensure that they are maintained
consistently.
FILES
/var/adm/utmpx user access and administration information
/var/adm/wtmpx history of user access and administrative information
SEE ALSO
getutxent(3C),
wait(3C),
wait.h(3HEAD) April 9, 2016
UTMPX(5)