csaperiod(1M)csaperiod(1M)NAMEcsaperiod - runs periodic accounting
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/acct/csaperiod [-e MMDDhhmm] [-r] [-s MMDDhhmm]
DESCRIPTION
The csaperiod command directs the processing of the daily consolidated
accounting files, which are created by the csarun(1M) command. The
csaaddc(1M) command merges the daily files into one file. The
csacrep(1M) command then generates a report based on the merged file.
The progress of csaperiod is recorded in the pdact file. When an error
is detected, a message is written to the /var/adm/SYSLOG file, and mail
is sent to root and adm. Further data processing is halted.
The cron(1M) command usually initiates csaperiod.
The csaperiod command accepts the following options:
-e MMDDhhmm
Selects consolidated accounting data generated at or before the
specified date, MMDDhhmm.
-r Removes the daily data files after processing is done. The default
is to leave the daily data files in the /var/adm/acct/sum/csa
directory.
-s MMDDhhmm
Selects consolidated accounting data generated at or after the
specified date, MMDDhhmm.
NOTES
By default, csaperiod processes all the /var/adm/acct/sum/csa files. The
mail recipients (root and adm) can be changed by modifying the MAIL_LIST
and WMAIL_LIST parameters in the /etc/csa.conf file.
If the script /usr/lib/acct/csa.puser exists, csaperiod will execute it
via the shell "." command. A possible use of this user exit would be to
generate any site specific report, which would be appended to the
periodic report. csaperiod will check the return status from
"csa.puser". If the return status is non-zero, execution of csaperiod
will be aborted.
For example, the script could contain:
/usr/bin/local/siterpt > siterpt
pr -h "${SITEHDR} ${SYSNAME} ${BTWMSG}" siterpt >> ${PDRPT}.${DTIME}
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You need to make sure that the csaperiod command can read the site-
generated user exit script. If csaperiod cannot read the script, it does
not handle the error graciously as it does for other errors. This means
the error will not be logged in the SYSLOG file and the pdact file, and
no notification email will be sent out.
FILES
/etc/config/csa.conf CSA configuration
file
/var/adm/acct/fiscal/csa/cms.MMDDhhmm Periodic command
usage data in cms
record format
/var/adm/acct/fiscal/csa/updacct.MMDDhhmm Periodic condensed
data files
/var/adm/acct/fiscal/csa/rprt.MMDDhhmm Periodic report
files
/var/adm/acct/nite/csa/pdact Log file
/var/adm/acct/nite/csa/E*MMDDhhmm Error messages
files
/var/adm/acct/sum/csa/caact.MMDDhhmm Daily condensed
data files
/usr/lib/acct/csa.puser Site-generated
user exit script
for csaperiod.
SEE ALSOcsacms(1M), cron(1M), csaaddc(1M), csacon(1M), csacrep(1M), csarun(1M).
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