On Fri, 1 Jan 1999, Gerry Mullins wrote:
> Michael,
>
> The command you're looking for is "last". It shows the login and logout
> of every user on the system by reading the /var/adm/wtmpx file. Arguments:
> "last <username> <tty>" will allow you to search for specific users and/or
> activity on specific tty's.
>
You might also want to look in to BSD Process Accounting
> Gerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael B. Trausch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Friday, January 01, 1999 1:28 AM
> Subject: Thank you-and new question
>
>
> >Guys and gals,
> > Thanks all of you for all of your answers to my previous questions! It
> >is very appreciated. If it weren't for this mailing list, I'd have
> >probably thrown the computer out a window somewhere. =)
> > I have a new question, hopefully a real easy one for you UNIX and Linux
> >buffs out there... Is there a file or a program that is installed that
> >will tell me the login and logout times and dates of every user that has
> >used the system? I want to be able to use some type of feature like
> >this (I would think that it would exist, UNIX being as secure as it is)
> >so that I can monitor access to the computer. It would be great if the
> >system somehow logs all of the transactions of a person, as well (say,
> >if user "mtrausch" executes "ifup ppp0" at 12:30 am, 1/1/99, I want to
> >know this, and I want my system to have this logged, and be able to
> >retrieve the information). Does *anyone* know how to do this?
> >
> > Thanks again!
> > Mike Trausch
>
>
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Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Scientists will study your brain to learn more about your distant cousin, Man.
