systemd-update-utmp.service

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## Name

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

## Synopsis

`systemd-update-utmp.service`

`systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service`

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

## Description

`systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service` is a service that writes SysV runlevel changes to utmp and wtmp, as well as the audit logs, as they occur. `systemd-update-utmp.service` does the same for system reboots and shutdown requests.

## See Also

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