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Old 01-14-2014
Query User

Hi,

Is there a command I can use to query the user Via IP address on a Mac.

I'd Like to be able to query an IP address and have it return the current user logged on.

There are lots of Local commands like 'last' and 'who' but I need a command i can run remotely preferably without having to SSH onto the a client each time.

Thanks

Any help would be great.
# 2  
Old 01-14-2014
see if finger is available (that use to be the traditional way)
# 3  
Old 01-14-2014
I've tried finger IP

but it returns no such user.
# 4  
Old 01-14-2014
There may be more than one user logged on.
# 5  
Old 01-14-2014
at which point in the code would i specify which machine to get this information from.

say if i want to find out who is logged into the mac across the office and all i knew was their IP address.



finger 11.11.11.11

what should the command look like?

?
# 6  
Old 01-14-2014
The man pages is the perfect reference. Please consult it. It requires the finger service is running on the target.
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