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diff --git a/lib/libutil/logwtmp.3 b/lib/libutil/logwtmp.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7d3d0a --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libutil/logwtmp.3 @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1996 Joerg Wunsch +.\" +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPERS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES +.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. +.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DEVELOPERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, +.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT +.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, +.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY +.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT +.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF +.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" " +.Dd December 29, 1996 +.Os +.Dt LOGWTMP 3 +.Sh NAME +.Nm logwtmp +.Nd append a new record to the wtmp file +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Fd #include <sys/types.h> +.Fd #include <libutil.h> +.Ft void +.Fn logwtmp "const char *line" "const char *name" "const char *host" +.Pp +Link with +.Va -lutil +on the +.Xr cc 1 +command line. +.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 both files. +.Sh RETURN VALUES +None. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr gethostbyname 3 , +.Xr login 3 , +.Xr wtmp 5 |