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.\"    Manual: Accounting Framework
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.TH "SYS_ACCT" "9" "April 2019" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.9\&." "Accounting Framework"
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.SH "NAME"
sys_acct \- enable/disable process accounting
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'long\ sys_acct('u
.BI "long sys_acct(const\ char\ __user\ *\ " "name" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIname\fR
.RS 4
file name for accounting records or NULL to shutdown accounting
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Returns 0 for success or negative errno values for failure\&.
.PP
\fBsys_acct\fR
is the only system call needed to implement process accounting\&. It takes the name of the file where accounting records should be written\&. If the filename is NULL, accounting will be shutdown\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br