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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 compatibil-
ity 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/log/wtmp. The special name
"none" disables writing records to the wtmpx file.

-u utmpx-file
This specifies an alternate utmpx file, instead of /var/run/utmp. The special name
"none" disables writing records to the utmpx file.

-L lastlog-file
This specifies an alternate lastlog file, instead of /var/log/lastlog, if the plat-
form 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 sessions, this is the
final pathname segment of the terminal device filename (e.g. ttyd0). For X ses-
sions, 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 tty-
name(3) and stripped of leading components.

-h host-name
This is set to indicate that the session was initiated from a remote host. In typ-
ical 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.