systemd-update-utmp.service(8)

Write audit and utmp updates at bootup and shutdown

NAME

systemd-update-utmp.service, systemd-update-utmp - Write audit and utmp updates at bootup and shutdown

SYNOPSIS

systemd-update-utmp.service

/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-update-utmp

DESCRIPTION

systemd-update-utmp.service is a service that writes system reboots and shutdown requests to utmp and wtmp, as well as the audit logs.

SEE ALSO

systemd(1), utmp(5), auditd(8)

History

Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Debian 11 (Bullseye)
Debian 10 (Buster)
Debian 9 (Stretch)
Debian 8 (Jessie)