---
name: "porttime"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "passwd"
version: "1:4.0.3-31sarge9"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/porttime"
---

# porttime(5)

port access time file

## NAME

porttime - port access time file

## DESCRIPTION

*porttime* contains a list of tty devices, user names, and permitted login times.

Each entry consists of three colon separated fields. The first field is a comma separated list of tty devices, or an asterisk to indicate that all tty devices are matched by this entry. The second field is a comma separated list of user names, or an asterisk to indicated that all user names are matched by this entry. The third field is a comma separated list of permitted access times.

Each access time entry consists of zero or more days of the week, abbreviated **Su**, **Mo**, **Tu**, **We**, **Th**, **Fr**, and **Sa**, followed by a pair of times separated by a hyphen. The abbreviation **Wk** may be used to represent Monday thru Friday, and **Al** may be used to indicate every day. If no days are given, **Al** is assumed.

## EXAMPLES

The following entry allows access to user **jfh** on every port during weekdays from 9am to 5pm.\

	\*:jfh:Wk0900-1700\

The following entries allow access only to the users **root** and **oper** on /dev/console at any time. This illustrates how the */etc/porttime* file is an ordered list of access times. Any other user would match the second entry which does not permit access at any time.\

	console:root,oper:Al0000-2400\
\
 	console:\*:\

The following entry allows access for the user **games** on any port during non-working hours.\

	\*:games:Wk1700-0900,SaSu0000-2400\

## FILES

/etc/porttime - file containing port access times

## SEE ALSO

[**login**(1)](/login/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)