finger, getting name and pts from ip addr

swag:þ · #1 (**permalink**) 06-17-2005

im ultra new at unix and was wondering if its possible to create aliases of the write command that send messeges to users using an ip address. i was thinking to use the '|awk' with the command finger but as i've said im a total newbie. thanks a lot in advance.

sysera · #2 (**permalink**) 06-17-2005

Well in a related note I'm curious if there is a way to query the hostname of a machine remotely.

For example, if a network is migrated, I'd love to have a script to query a box by hostname or IP and have the machine spit out the hostname on the box located on that IP for verification.

qfwfq · #3 (**permalink**) 06-20-2005

Let's say you want to find out who is connected to 10.100.0.1

Code:

# who -u | grep 10.100.0.1
user       pts/tUh      Jun 20 14:08  0:23  12437  10.100.0.1

Then you’ll be able to send a message.

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