UTMP_UPDATE(8) System Manager's Manual UTMP_UPDATE(8)

utmp_updateupdate utmpx database

utmp_update utmpx_entry

utmp_update is a helper program to allow a user to update his own utmpx(5) entry. utmp_update does some consistency checks on the strvis(3)-encoded utmpx_entry and then updates the utmpx(5) database of currently logged in users.

utmp_update should not be called directly, but will normally only be called by pututxline(3) if the privileges of the calling user are not sufficient.

utmp_update returns 0 on success, and 1 if an error occurred.

pututxline(3), utmpx(5)

A utmp_update utility appeared in NetBSD 2.0.

April 18, 2020 NetBSD 10.99