sessreg - init clients
sessreg [-w wtmpx -file] [-u utmpx -file] [-L lastlog-file] [-l line- name] [-h host-name] [-s slot-number] [-x Xservers-file] [-t ttys-file] [-V] [-a] [-d] user-name
SESSREG(1) General Commands Manual SESSREG(1)
NAME
sessreg - manage utmpx / wtmpx entries for non-init clients
SYNOPSIS
sessreg [-w wtmpx -file] [-u utmpx -file] [-L lastlog-file] [-l line-
name] [-h host-name] [-s slot-number] [-x Xservers-file] [-t ttys-file]
[-V] [-a] [-d] user-name
DESCRIPTION
Sessreg is a simple program for managing utmpx / wtmpx and lastlog
entries for xdm sessions.
This version of sessreg is built using the modern POSIX pututxline(3c)
interfaces, which no longer require the slot-number, ttys-file, or
Xservers-file mappings. For compatibility with older versions and
other operating systems, the -s, -t, and -x flags are accepted, but
ignored.
USAGE
In Xstartup, place a call like:
sessreg -a -l $DISPLAY -x /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers $USER
and in Xreset:
sessreg -d -l $DISPLAY -x /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers $USER
OPTIONS
-w wtmpx -file
This specifies an alternate wtmpx file, instead of
/var/share/adm/wtmpx. The special name "none" disables writing
records to the wtmpx file.
-u utmpx -file
This specifies an alternate utmpx file, instead of /sys-
tem/volatile/utmpx. The special name "none" disables writing
records to the utmpx file.
-L lastlog-file
This specifies an alternate lastlog file, instead of
/var/share/adm/lastlog, if the platform supports lastlog files.
The special name "none" disables writing records to the lastlog
file.
-l line-name
This describes the "line" name of the entry. For terminal ses-
sions, this is the final pathname segment of the terminal device
filename (e.g. ttyd0). For X sessions, it should probably be
the local display name given to the users session (e.g. :0). If
none is specified, the terminal name will be determined with
ttyname(3) and stripped of leading components.
-h host-name
This is set to indicate that the session was initiated from a
remote host. In typical xdm usage, this options is not used.
-s slot-number
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
this version of sessreg.
-x Xservers-file
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
this version of sessreg.
-t ttys-file
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in
this version of sessreg.
-V This option causes the command to print its version and exit.
-a This session should be added to utmpx / wtmpx .
-d This session should be deleted from utmpx / wtmpx . One of
-a/-d must be specified.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+---------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+---------------------+
|Availability | x11/session/sessreg |
+---------------+---------------------+
|Stability | Volatile |
+---------------+---------------------+
SEE ALSO
xdm(1), utmpx(5), wtmpx(5)
AUTHOR
Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium
NOTES
Source code for open source software components in Oracle Solaris can
be found at https://www.oracle.com/downloads/opensource/solaris-source-
code-downloads.html.
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from https://www.x.org/releases/individ-
ual/app/sessreg-1.1.2.tar.bz2.
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://www.x.org.
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