Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!gillam@aerospace From: gillam%aerospace@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: 4.1bsd accounting question Message-ID: <17219@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Mar-84 10:14:32 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.17219 Posted: Tue Mar 6 10:14:32 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Mar-84 01:22:57 EST Lines: 17 From: April GillamWe're running 4.1bsd here and I've run into some accounting problems. I run the sa command every 12 hours, at 6AM & 6 PM and move the summary usracct file to another file. I've added an option to sa to be able to read the usracct file exclusively, since we are reporting on the system usage per user. (No, we're not playing Big Brother, just trying to see how & who uses the system to enhance support thereof.) Now here's the problem. I find that the total cpu time(system + user) is often greater than 720 minutes. Shouldn't the total time be less than or equal to the time period considered? If anyone sees where the problem is please let me know. Thanks for the help. April (gillam@aerospace)