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.Dd "May 21, 1993"
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.Dt ACCTON 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm accton
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.Nd enable/disable system accounting
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm accton
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.Op Ar acctfile
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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command is used
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for switching system accounting on or off.
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If called with the argument
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.Ar acctfile ,
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system accounting is enabled and a record of
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every process that is started by the
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.Xr execve 2
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system call and then later exits the system is stored in
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.Ar acctfile .
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The
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.Xr sa 8
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command may be used to examining the accounting records.
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If no arguments are given, system account is disabled.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /var/account/acct
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.It Pa /var/account/acct
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Default accounting file.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr lastcomm 1 ,
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.Xr acct 2 ,
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.Xr sa 8
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