1SESSREG(1)                  General Commands Manual                 SESSREG(1)
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NAME

6       sessreg - manage utmpx/wtmpx entries for non-init clients
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SYNOPSIS

9       sessreg  [-w  wtmpx-file]  [-u  utmpx-file] [-L lastlog-file] [-l line-
10       name] [-h host-name] [-s slot-number] [-x Xservers-file] [-t ttys-file]
11       [-V] [-a] [-d] user-name
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DESCRIPTION

14       Sessreg  is  a  simple program for managing utmpx/wtmpx and lastlog en‐
15       tries for xdm sessions.
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17       This version of sessreg is built using the modern POSIX  pututxline(3c)
18       interfaces,  which  no  longer  require  the slot-number, ttys-file, or
19       Xservers-file mappings.  For  compatibility  with  older  versions  and
20       other operating systems, the -s, -t, and -x flags are accepted, but ig‐
21       nored.
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USAGE

24       In Xstartup, place a call like:
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26              sessreg -a -l $DISPLAY -x /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers $USER
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OPTIONS

33       -w wtmpx-file
34              This   specifies   an   alternate   wtmpx   file,   instead   of
35              /var/log/wtmp.  The special name "none" disables writing records
36              to the wtmpx file.
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38       -u utmpx-file
39              This   specifies   an   alternate   utmpx   file,   instead   of
40              /var/run/utmp.  The special name "none" disables writing records
41              to the utmpx file.
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43       -L lastlog-file
44              This  specifies  an   alternate   lastlog   file,   instead   of
45              /var/log/lastlog,  if  the platform supports lastlog files.  The
46              special name "none" disables  writing  records  to  the  lastlog
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49       -l line-name
50              This  describes the "line" name of the entry.  For terminal ses‐
51              sions, this is the final pathname segment of the terminal device
52              filename  (e.g.  ttyd0).   For X sessions, it should probably be
53              the local display name given to the users session (e.g. :0).  If
54              none  is  specified,  the  terminal name will be determined with
55              ttyname(3) and stripped of leading components.
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57       -h host-name
58              This is set to indicate that the session was  initiated  from  a
59              remote host.  In typical xdm usage, this options is not used.
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62              This  option  is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
63              this version of sessreg.
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65       -x Xservers-file
66              This option is accepted for compatibility, but does  nothing  in
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69       -t ttys-file
70              This  option  is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
71              this version of sessreg.
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73       -V     This option causes the command to print its version and exit.
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75       -a     This session should be added to utmpx/wtmpx.
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77       -d     This session should be deleted from utmpx/wtmpx.  One  of  -a/-d
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SEE ALSO

81       xdm(1), utmpx(5), wtmpx(5)
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AUTHOR

84       Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
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