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    Update /etc/acct/holidays with New Holidays

    • Article Type: General
    • Product: Voyager
    • Product Version: 7.1.1

     

    Problem Symptoms

    Messages on the console:

     


    adm: ************ ACCT ERRORS : see /var/adm/acct/nite/log********
    adm:
    last message repeated 1 time

     

     

    The log file has the following:

     

    ***UPDATE /etc/acct/holidays WITH NEW HOLIDAYS***

    Cause

    Incorrect year in /etc/acct/holidays

    Resolution

    1. Log into the server as the root user.
    2. vi /etc/acct/holidays
    3. Change the year to the current year, then write & quit (wq).

    Additional information

    Example:

    # cat /etc/acct/holidays

    * @(#)holidays January 1, 2013

    *

    * Prime/Nonprime Table for UNIX Accounting System

    *

    * Curr Prime Non-Prime

    * Year Start Start

    *

    2013 0800 1800

    *

    * only the first column (month/day) is significant.

    *

    * month/day Company

    * Holiday

    *

    1/1 New Years Day

    7/4 Indep. Day

    12/25 Christmas

     

     


    • Article last edited: 2016-Mar-16
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