SESSREG(1) General Commands Manual SESSREG(1)

sessreg - manage utmpx/wtmpx entries for non-init clients

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

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 compatibility with older versions and other operating systems, the -s, -t, and -x flags are accepted, but ignored.

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

This specifies an alternate wtmpx file, instead of /var/log/wtmp. The special name "none" disables writing records to the wtmpx file.
This specifies an alternate utmpx file, instead of /var/run/utmp. The special name "none" disables writing records to the utmpx file.
This specifies an alternate lastlog file, instead of /var/log/lastlog, if the platform supports lastlog files. The special name "none" disables writing records to the lastlog file.
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 sessions, 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 ttyname(3) and stripped of leading components.
This is set to indicate that the session was initiated from a remote host. In typical xdm usage, this options is not used.
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in this version of sessreg.
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in this version of sessreg.
This option is accepted for compatibility, but does nothing in this version of sessreg.
This option causes the command to print its version and exit.
This session should be added to utmpx/wtmpx.
This session should be deleted from utmpx/wtmpx. One of -a/-d must be specified.

xdm(1), utmpx(5), wtmpx(5)

Keith Packard, MIT X Consortium

sessreg 1.1.3 X Version 11