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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 14:30:35 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 14:30:35 +0000 |
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diff --git a/login-utils/utmpdump.1.adoc b/login-utils/utmpdump.1.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a7672d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/login-utils/utmpdump.1.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +//po4a: entry man manual +//// +Copyright (C) 2010 Michael Krapp + +This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or +(at your option) any later version. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA +//// += utmpdump(1) +:doctype: manpage +:man manual: User Commands +:man source: util-linux {release-version} +:page-layout: base +:command: utmpdump + +== NAME + +utmpdump - dump UTMP and WTMP files in raw format + +== SYNOPSIS + +*utmpdump* [options] _filename_ + +== DESCRIPTION + +*utmpdump* is a simple program to dump UTMP and WTMP files in raw format, so they can be examined. *utmpdump* reads from stdin unless a _filename_ is passed. + +== OPTIONS + +*-f*, *--follow*:: +Output appended data as the file grows. + +*-o*, *--output* _file_:: +Write command output to _file_ instead of standard output. + +*-r*, *--reverse*:: +Undump, write back edited login information into the utmp or wtmp files. + +include::man-common/help-version.adoc[] + +== NOTES + +*utmpdump* can be useful in cases of corrupted utmp or wtmp entries. It can dump out utmp/wtmp to an ASCII file, which can then be edited to remove bogus entries, and reintegrated using: + +____ +*utmpdump -r < ascii_file > wtmp* +____ + +But be warned, *utmpdump* was written for debugging purposes only. + +=== File formats + +Only the binary version of the *utmp*(5) is standardised. Textual dumps may become incompatible in future. + +The version 2.28 was the last one that printed text output using *ctime*(3) timestamp format. Newer dumps use millisecond precision ISO-8601 timestamp format in UTC-0 timezone. Conversion from former timestamp format can be made to binary, although attempt to do so can lead the timestamps to drift amount of timezone offset. + +== BUGS + +You may *not* use the *-r* option, as the format for the utmp/wtmp files strongly depends on the input format. This tool was *not* written for normal use, but for debugging only. + +== AUTHORS + +Michael Krapp + +== SEE ALSO + +*last*(1), +*w*(1), +*who*(1), +*utmp*(5) + +include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[] + +include::man-common/footer.adoc[] + +ifdef::translation[] +include::man-common/translation.adoc[] +endif::[] |