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34 .Nd append a new record to the wtmp file
41 .Fn logwtmp "const char *line" "const char *name" "const char *host"
45 tries to append a new record to the
47 file, using the provided arguments
54 If the length of the hostname string
56 is longer than what would fit into the hostname field of the
58 file, it will first be attempted to convert it into a numerical IP
61 Failing this, the hostname will be recorded as
62 .Qq invalid hostname .
64 The calling process must have permission to write to the