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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/sessreg.man b/sessreg.man index cd2e80f..b288f13 100644 --- a/sessreg.man +++ b/sessreg.man @@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ sessreg \- manage utmp/wtmp entries for non-init clients \fISessreg\fP is a simple program for managing utmp/wtmp entries for xdm sessions. .PP -System V has a better interface to /etc/utmp than BSD; it +System V has a better interface to utmp than BSD; it dynamically allocates entries in the file, instead of writing them at fixed -positions indexed by position in /etc/ttys. +positions indexed by position in __ttys_file__. .PP To manage BSD-style utmp files, \fIsessreg\fP has two strategies. In -conjunction with xdm, the -x option counts the number of lines in /etc/ttys +conjunction with xdm, the -x option counts the number of lines in __ttys_file__ and then adds to that the number of the line in the Xservers file which specifies the display. The display name must be specified as the "line-name" using the -l option. This sum is used as the "slot-number" in -/etc/utmp that this entry will be written at. In the more general case, the --s option specifies the slot-number directly. If for some strange reason -your system uses a file other that /etc/ttys to manage init, the -t option +the utmp file that this entry will be written at. In the more general case, +the -s option specifies the slot-number directly. If for some strange reason +your system uses a file other that __ttys_file__ to manage init, the -t option can direct \fIsessreg\fP to look elsewhere for a count of terminal sessions. .PP @@ -83,12 +83,11 @@ and in Xreset: .fi .SH OPTIONS .IP "\fB-w\fP \fIwtmp-file\fP" -This specifies an alternate wtmp file, instead of /usr/adm/wtmp for BSD or -/etc/wtmp for sysV. The special name "none" disables writing records to -/usr/adm/wtmp. +This specifies an alternate wtmp file, instead of __wtmp_file__. +The special name "none" disables writing records to the wtmp file. .IP "\fB-u\fP \fIutmp-file\fP" -This specifies an alternate utmp file, instead of "/etc/utmp". The special -name "none" disables writing records to /etc/utmp. +This specifies an alternate utmp file, instead of __utmp_file__. +The special name "none" disables writing records to the utmp file. .IP "\fB-l\fP \fIline-name\fP" This describes the "line" name of the entry. For terminal sessions, this is the final pathname segment of the terminal device filename @@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ This is set for BSD hosts to indicate that the session was initiated from a remote host. In typical xdm usage, this options is not used. .IP "\fB-s\fP \fIslot-number\fP" Each potential session has a unique slot number in BSD systems, most are -identified by the position of the \fIline-name\fP in the /etc/ttys file. +identified by the position of the \fIline-name\fP in the __ttys_file__ file. This option overrides the default position determined with ttyslot(3). This option is inappropriate for use with xdm, the -x option is more useful. .IP "\fB-x\fP \fIXservers-file\fP" |