Daily report
Daily accounting reports contain data on connect-time, processes, disk usage, printer usage, and fees to charge.
The acctmerg command merges raw accounting data on connect-time, processes, disk usage, printer usage, and fees to charge into daily reports. Called by the runacct command as part of its daily operation, the acctmerg command produces the following:
- /var/adm/acct/nite(x)/dacct
- An intermediate report that is produced when one of the input files is full.
- /var/adm/acct/sum(x)/tacct
- A cumulative total report in tacct format. This file is used by the monacct command to produce the ASCII monthly summary.
The acctmerg command can convert records between ASCII and binary formats and merge records from different sources into a single record for each user. For more information about the acctmerg command, see acctmerg.
The first line of the Daily report begins with the start and finish times for the data collected in the report, a list of system-level events including any existing shutdowns, reboots, and run-level changes. The total duration is also listed indicating the total number of minutes included within the accounting period (usually 1440 minutes, if the report is run every 24 hours). The report contains the following information:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| LINE | Console, tty, or pty In use |
| MINUTES | Total number of minutes the line was in use |
| PERCENT | Percentage of time in the accounting period that the line was in use |
| # SESS | Number of new login sessions started |
| # ON | Same as # SESS |
| # OFF | Number of logouts plus interrupts made on the line |