Debian bug report logs - #1738 `errors' in /usr/info/accounting Package: acct ; Reported by: sgk@sgk.tiac.net; Done: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs-done: From qed.econ.queensu.ca!edd Mon Oct 23 07:41:58 1995 Return-Path: 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 Subject: Re: Bug#1738: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting 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 received at debian-bugs: From qed.econ.queensu.ca!edd Mon Oct 23 07:41:58 1995 Return-Path: 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 Subject: Re: Bug#1738: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca : Extra info received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Information forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1738 ; Package acct . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs-done: From qed.econ.queensu.ca!edd Mon Oct 23 07:41:58 1995 Return-Path: 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 Subject: Re: Bug#1738: `errors' in /usr/info/accounting 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification sent to sgk@sgk.tiac.net : Bug acknowledged by developer. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply sent to Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca : You have taken responsibility. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message received at debian-bugs: 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Acknowledgement sent to sgk@sgk.tiac.net : New bug report received and forwarded. Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Report forwarded to debian-devel@pixar.com : Bug#1738 ; Package acct . Full text available. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov