If you are familiar with tcsh you can use "watch" also. Helps when other
users are not exactly trusted.
~P~
Mike wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
>
> --
> Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Scientists will study your brain to learn more about your distant cousin, Man.
