2003-03-21
Aliases: libutempter(8), utempter_add_record(8), utempter_remove_added_record(8), utempter_remove_record(8), utempter_set_helper(8)
libutempter0
privileged helper for utmp/wtmp updates (runtime)
NAME
utempter - privileged helper program for utmp/wtmp updates
SYNOPSIS
utempter -a slave-device-name host
utempter -d slave-device-name
DESCRIPTION
utempter is a privileged helper program that writes utmp/wtmp entries for unprivileged programs.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
| -a | add an entry to the utmp/wtmp file |
| -d | delete an entry from the utmp file |
RETURN VALUE
On success, 0 is returned. On error, 1 is returned.
SEE ALSO
utmp(5), utmpname(3)
