.TH pututmpid 8 "Dec 28, 2009" 
.SH NAME
pututmpid \- write utmp/wtmp records and exec command
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B putupmpid
.I [-w]
.I ut_id
.I command
.I [parameters]
.br
.B pututmpid
.I reboot
.br
.B pututmpid
.I halt


.SH DESCRIPTION
.B pututmpid
is used to write records in utmp/wtmp files for running 
getty/agetty/fgetty.
pututmpid writes the record and then execve()s a command.
The commands 
.B login 
and 
.B getty
use the records written from pututmpid.

After reboot it is possible to set 
.B pututmpid reboot
in init scripts.
This will update /var/run/utmp with BOOT_TIME record.  This
must be done after /var/run/utmp is writable.  The usage of
.B pututmpid halt
is similar.  It sets wtmp record (in /var/log/wtmp file).

.SH OPTIONS
usually pututmpid is symlinked as \fIrun\fR command of a service.
.TP
.B \-w
debug mode -- write more info in /var/log/wtmp
.TP
.B ut_id
string at most 4 bytes long.  examples: tty1,tty2, vc1,vc2,vc3...
Use different names for each virtual console!
.TP
.B command
the real command to start
.TP
.B parameters
additional parameters for the command

.SH EXAMPLE
A typical use of this command will look like this:
.TP
/etc/ninit/getty/2
.TP
/etc/ninit/getty/2/params
tty2
.br
/sbin/fgetty
.br
tty2
.TP
/etc/ninit/getty/2/run
-> /sbin/pututmpid

.SH "SEE ALSO"
ninit(8), ninit\-runlevel(8)
.br
getty(8), {n|f|a|min}getty(8),
.br
login(1), utmp(5), runlevel(8)