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.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joerg Wunsch
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\" "
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.Dd December 29, 1996
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.Os
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.Dt LOGWTMP 3
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm logwtmp
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.Nd append a new record to the wtmp file
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libutil
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/types.h
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.In libutil.h
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.Ft void
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.Fn logwtmp "const char *line" "const char *name" "const char *host"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The function
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.Fn logwtmp
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tries to append a new record to the
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.Xr wtmp 5
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file, using the provided arguments
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.Ar line ,
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.Ar name ,
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and
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.Ar host ,
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and the current time.
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.Pp
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If the length of the hostname string
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.Ar host
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is longer than what would fit into the hostname field of the
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.Xr wtmp 5
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file, it will first be attempted to convert it into a numerical IP
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address using
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.Xr gethostbyname 3 .
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Failing this, the hostname will be recorded as
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.Qq invalid hostname .
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.Pp
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The calling process must have permission to write to the
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.Xr wtmp 5
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file.
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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None.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr gethostbyname 3 ,
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.Xr login 3 ,
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.Xr wtmp 5
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