ACCTON(8) | System Manager's Manual | ACCTON(8)

# NAME

`accton` — enable/disable system accounting

# SYNOPSIS

`accton` | [file]

# DESCRIPTION

With an argument naming an existing file, `accton` causes system accounting information for every process executed to be placed at the end of the file. If no argument is given, accounting is turned off.

To have `accton` enabled at boot time, use “rcctl enable accounting”, which sets

`accounting=YES`

in rc.conf.local(8).

Log rotation of the default accounting file, /var/account/acct, is performed by the daily(8) maintenance script.

# FILES

/var/account/acct
  default accounting file

# EXIT STATUS

The `accton` utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

lastcomm(1), acct(2), acct(5), daily(8), sa(8)

# HISTORY

The `accton` command first appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

November 3, 2020 | Debian