WRACCT(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures WRACCT(8)
NAME
wracct - write extended accounting records for active processes and
tasks
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/wracct -i id_list [
-t record_type]
{process | task}
DESCRIPTION
The
wracct utility allows the administrator to invoke the extended
accounting system, if active, to write intermediate records
representing the resource usage of a selected set of processes or
tasks. For tasks, a
record_type option is also supported, allowing
the administrator to request the writing of:
o an interval record, which reflects task usage since a
previous interval record (or since task creation if there
is no interval record), or
o a partial record, which reflects usage since task
creation.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-i id_list Select the
IDs of the tasks or processes to write
records for. Specify
id_list as a comma- or space-
separated list of IDs, presented as a single
argument. For some shells, this requires
appropriate quoting of the argument.
-t record_type Select type of record to write for the selected
task or process. For tasks,
record_type can be
partial or
interval.
partial is the default type,
and the only type available for process records.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
process Treat the given
ID as a process
ID for the purposes of
constructing and writing an extended accounting record.
task Treat the given
ID as a task
ID for the purposes of
constructing and writing an extended accounting record.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Writing a Partial Record
Write a partial record for all active
sendmail processes.
# /usr/bin/wracct -i "`pgrep sendmail`" process
Example 2: Writing an Interval Record
Write an interval record for the task with
ID 182.
# /usr/bin/wracct -t interval -i 182 task
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
1 An error occurred.
2 Invalid command line options were specified.
3 Pertinent components of extended accounting facility are not
active.
FILES
/var/adm/exacct/task /var/adm/exacct/proc Extended accounting data files.
SEE ALSO
attributes(7),
acctadm(8) August 13, 2023 WRACCT(8)
