Debian bug report logs - #1738 , boring messages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1738: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting Reply-To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net, debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 12:18:07 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: acct X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 12:18:07 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 12:13:28 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t7Ldc-000BWCC; Mon, 23 Oct 95 05:05 PDT Received: from soos.tiac.net (sgk.tiac.net) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA21246 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 23 Oct 1995 05:05:13 -0700 Received: from localhost (sgk@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by soos.tiac.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id IAA00517 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 08:07:44 -0400 Message-Id: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 08:07:44 -0400 From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" Package: acct Version: 5-12 There are inconsistencies in the documentation of the paths of accouting files. The info page for 'accounting' says that the files of interest are: /usr/adm/wtmp <== records for each log in and log out /usr/adm/acct <== records each command that was run /usr/adm/usracct <== summary of info in /usr/adm/acct by user /usr/adm/savacct <== summary of info in /usr/adm/acct by command The wtmp(5) man page also report on /var/adm/wtmp and /var/adm/utmp. But: --login appears to be writing its accounting output to /var/log/wtmp --the default cron.daily sends 'accton' and 'savelog' output to /var/account/pacct and lastcomm appears to be reading its input from that file. --the default cron.monthly sends 'ac' and 'last' output to /var/log/wtmp.report --sa summarizes info from /var/account/pacct into /var/account/savacct and /var/account/usracct, respectively. The problems in the accounting info page occur both in the Preface and in the individual sections on each of the commands. (In the Subject line, I used 'error' in quotes, since I don't know what the Debian policy is re: customizing the man pages for the Debian distribution.) I use dpkg 1.0.3-0, kernel 1.2.13-4, libc 4.6.27-6. Susan Kleinmann sgk@sgk.tiac.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net Subject: Bug#1738: Acknowledgement (was: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting) In-Reply-To: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> References: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, but please ensure that the Subject line of your message starts with "Bug#1738" or "Re: Bug#1738" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca In-Reply-To: References: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> Subject: Bug#1738: marked as done (was: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting) Your message dated Mon, 23 Oct 95 10:41 EDT with message-id and subject line Bug#1738: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting has caused the attached bug report to be marked as done. It is your now responsibility to ensure that the bug report is dealt with. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I'm talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 12:13:28 GMT From soos.tiac.net!sgk Mon Oct 23 05:05:57 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t7Ldc-000BWCC; Mon, 23 Oct 95 05:05 PDT Received: from soos.tiac.net (sgk.tiac.net) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA21246 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 23 Oct 1995 05:05:13 -0700 Received: from localhost (sgk@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by soos.tiac.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id IAA00517 for ; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 08:07:44 -0400 Message-Id: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> Reply-To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net To: debian-bugs@pixar.com Subject: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 08:07:44 -0400 From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" Package: acct Version: 5-12 There are inconsistencies in the documentation of the paths of accouting files. The info page for 'accounting' says that the files of interest are: /usr/adm/wtmp <== records for each log in and log out /usr/adm/acct <== records each command that was run /usr/adm/usracct <== summary of info in /usr/adm/acct by user /usr/adm/savacct <== summary of info in /usr/adm/acct by command The wtmp(5) man page also report on /var/adm/wtmp and /var/adm/utmp. But: --login appears to be writing its accounting output to /var/log/wtmp --the default cron.daily sends 'accton' and 'savelog' output to /var/account/pacct and lastcomm appears to be reading its input from that file. --the default cron.monthly sends 'ac' and 'last' output to /var/log/wtmp.report --sa summarizes info from /var/account/pacct into /var/account/savacct and /var/account/usracct, respectively. The problems in the accounting info page occur both in the Preface and in the individual sections on each of the commands. (In the Subject line, I used 'error' in quotes, since I don't know what the Debian policy is re: customizing the man pages for the Debian distribution.) I use dpkg 1.0.3-0, kernel 1.2.13-4, libc 4.6.27-6. Susan Kleinmann sgk@sgk.tiac.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net Subject: Bug#1738 acknowledged by developer (was: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting) References: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> In-Reply-To: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report. Responsibility for it has been taken by one of the developers, namely Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca. You should be hearing from them with a substantive response shortly, if you have not already done so. If not, please contact them directly, or email debian-bugs@pixar.com or myself. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1738: errors' in /usr/info/accounting Reply-To: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca, debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 15:48:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: acct X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 15:48:02 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 15:39:10 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t7O4b-0005n8C; Mon, 23 Oct 95 07:41 PDT Received: from post.QueensU.CA (knot.QueensU.CA) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA26798 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Mon, 23 Oct 1995 07:41:25 -0700 Received: from miles.econ.queensu.ca (free2-slip221.tele.QueensU.CA [130.15.126.221]) by post.QueensU.CA (8.6.12/8.6.10+ASH) with SMTP id KAA16046; Mon, 23 Oct 1995 10:41:38 -0400 Received: by miles.econ.queensu.ca id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Mon, 23 Oct 95 10:41 EDT Message-Id: Date: Mon, 23 Oct 95 10:41 EDT To: sgk@sgk.tiac.net, debian-bugs@Pixar.com, debian-bugs-done@Pixar.com In-Reply-To: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> References: <199510231207.IAA00517@soos.tiac.net> From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca Susan G Kleinmann writes: Susan> There are inconsistencies in the documentation of the paths of Susan> accouting files. Thanks. These inconsistencies arise mainly from "Linuxisation" and "Debianization" of the acct package. I will correct these inconsistencies in the texinfo source for the next release of acct. -- Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca Subject: Bug#1738: Info received (was Bug#1738: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the additional information you have supplied regarding this problem report. It has been forwarded to the developers to accompany the original report. If you wish to continue to submit further information on your problem, please do the same thing again: send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, ensuring that the Subject line starts with "Bug#1738" or "Re: Bug#1738" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. 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