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Table 12–2: Database Files in the /var/adm Directory (cont.)
Name Type Description
Spacct n.mmdd Binary Specifies the pacct n files produced by the
runacct shell script for the month and day
specified by
mm and dd , respectively.
usracct
Binary Specifies the file used by the sa command to
store user process accounting summary records.
utmp
Binary Specifies the active connect session accounting
database file, which is written to if a user calls a
process that produces a connect session.
wtmp
Binary Specifies the cumulative login/logout accounting
database file. If a user logs in to the system,
connect time and user information is written to
this file.
Table 12–3: Daily Files in the /var/adm/acct/nite Directory
Name Type Description
active
ASCII Specifies the daily runacct shell script progress
file. When the runacct shell script executes,
information about its progress is written to this
file. This file also contains error and warning
messages.
active
mmdd ASCII Specifies the daily runacct shell script error file
for the month and day specified by
mm and dd ,
respectively. This file is similar to the active
file.
cklock
ASCII Specifies the file the ckpacct shell script uses to
ensure that more than one runacct shell script
is not called during any 24-hour period. This file
is removed each day if the runacct shell script
has completed.
cms
ASCII Specifies the active total daily command
summary file. This file is the ASCII version of
the /var/adm/acct/sum/cms file. This file is
created by the acctcms command, which is
called by the runacct shell script to rewrite the
/var/adm/acct/sum/cms file records. The
monacct shell script initializes this file.
12–6 Administering the System Accounting Services