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
- Log into the server as the root user.
- vi /etc/acct/holidays
- 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