SESSREG(1) General Commands Manual SESSREG(1)
NAME
sessreg - manage utmpx/wtmpx entries for non-init clients
SYNOPSIS
sessreg [-w wtmpx-file] [-u utmpx-file] [-L lastlog-file] [-l line-name]
[-h host-name] [-s slot-number] [-x Xservers-file] [-t ttys-file] [-V]
[-a] [-d] user-name
DESCRIPTION
Sessreg is a simple program for managing utmpx/wtmpx and lastlog entries
for xdm sessions.
This version of sessreg is built using the modern POSIX pututxline(3c)
interfaces, which no longer require the slot-number, ttys-file, or
Xservers-file mappings. For compatibility with older versions and other
operating systems, the -s, -t, and -x flags are accepted, but ignored.
USAGE
In Xstartup, place a call like:
sessreg -a -l $DISPLAY -x /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers $USER
and in Xreset:
sessreg -d -l $DISPLAY -x /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers $USER
OPTIONS
-w wtmpx-file
This specifies an alternate wtmpx file, instead of /var/log/wtmp.
The special name "none" disables writing records to the wtmpx
file.
-u utmpx-file
This specifies an alternate utmpx file, instead of /var/run/utmp.
The special name "none" disables writing records to the utmpx
file.
-L lastlog-file
This specifies an alternate lastlog file, instead of
/var/log/lastlog, if the platform supports lastlog files. The
special name "none" disables writing records to the lastlog file.
-l line-name
This describes the "line" name of the entry. For terminal ses-
sions, this is the final pathname segment of the terminal device
filename (e.g. ttyd0). For X sessions, it should probably be the
local display name given to the users session (e.g. :0). If none
is specified, the terminal name will be determined with tty-
name(3) and stripped of leading components.
-h host-name
This is set to indicate that the session was initiated from a re-
mote host. In typical xdm usage, this options is not used.
-s slot-number
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
this version of sessreg.
-x Xservers-file
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
this version of sessreg.
-t ttys-file
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
this version of sessreg.
-V This option causes the command to print its version and exit.
-a This session should be added to utmpx/wtmpx.
-d This session should be deleted from utmpx/wtmpx. One of -a/-d
must be specified.
SEE ALSO
xdm(1), utmpx(5), wtmpx(5)
AUTHOR
Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
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