henkel@matple.ncsu.edu (Chuck Henkel) (04/21/89)
Context: Sun 386i 150X running SunOS v4.0.1
Problem: Accton(8) fails
I am having problems getting the accounting cluster to work on my Sun
386i. Here's what I did (as superuser):
# cd /var/adm
# cat > acct
^D
# ls -l acct
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 0 Mar 19 13:00 acct
# /usr/etc/accton /var/adm/acct
accton: Invalid argument
I tried any number of variations on the argument to accton; even omitting
it altogether (and forcing the default) fails with the same message.
Note:
- The /usr/include/sys/acct.h file is there.
- /usr/etc/sa "works" to the extent that it can without
a file to operate on.
Reply to me at henkel%matple@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu
-C Henkeldet@hawkmoon.mn.org (Derek E. Terveer) (05/05/89)
In article <8903191822.AA00789@matple.ncsu.edu>, henkel@matple.ncsu.edu (Chuck Henkel) writes: > Context: Sun 386i 150X running SunOS v4.0.1 > > Problem: Accton(8) fails > > I am having problems getting the accounting cluster to work on my Sun > 386i. Here's what I did (as superuser): > > # cd /var/adm > # cat > acct > ^D Its easier to just do a ">acct" (in sh/ksh) -- just being picky (:-) > # ls -l acct > -rw-rw-r-- 1 root 0 Mar 19 13:00 acct > # /usr/etc/accton /var/adm/acct > accton: Invalid argument This rather cryptic error, i believe, indicates that accounting has not been compiled into the kernel. Look in your /usr/sys/conf/x file for a line of the form: options SYSACCT If this line is not present, you don't have accounting enabled. Sun ships their OS with accounting disabled by default. Add this line and then remake the kernel. derek -- Derek Terveer det@hawkmoon.MN.ORG || ..!uunet!rosevax!elric!hawkmoon!det w(612)681-6986 h(612)688-0667 "A proper king is crowned" -- Thomas B. Costain
jimj@convex.csd.uwm.edu (James A Jegers) (06/05/91)
I am tring to enable the accounting on our
sun system.
I've looked at the accton source and it calles
the acct() proc with the filename..
When I run accton, it comes back with an
error, invald argument..(errorno 22). I've checked and
it is comming from the system call
to acct.. I've tried looking in the kern_acct and in
libp_c.a and i've found some of the acct() calls
but I'm confused as what to do next to correct
the problem.. We need accounting running here!.
Thanks...
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