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