Account creation date - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hayez · #1 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005

Hi All,

Is there a simple and obvious way to see when an account was created.An account has come to my attention in /etc/passwd and a last on it shows having never logged in and the home directory looks to be a couple of years old.

Just wondering if I'm over looking anything obvious.

Thanks,
H.

fdarkangel · #2 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005

as far i know, this specific information is not stored anywhere by default. but you can try checking modification date of /home/user (if there's such directory).

Hayez · #3 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005

Thanks, I thought there might have been something I was over looking but sounds good to me.

H.

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