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Old 02-24-2015
Computer Understanding output of "last" command
Hello,

Been looking through Google, and I don't see a direct answer to this:

Code:
# last
...
abcd             pts/1             srever02        Mon Feb 23 07:56 - 07:56  (00:00)
abcd             sshd              server02        Mon Feb 23 07:56 - 07:56  (00:00)
klmn             sshd              1.2.3.4         Mon Feb 23 06:33 - 06:48  (00:15)
reboot           system boot                       Mon Feb 23 03:03
reboot           system down                       Mon Feb 23 03:00
bbcc  pts/67     server01                          Mon Feb 23 02:30 - down   (00:32)
rstu  pts/28     server02                          Mon Feb 23 02:30 - down   (00:32)
pqrs  pts/53     server02                          Mon Feb 23 02:30 - down   (00:32)
...

What does the "down" statement mean on the last three lines?

Thanks in advance Smilie
Susan
Last edited by Scott; 02-24-2015 at 01:51 PM.. Reason: Please use code tags for code and terminal output
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Old 02-24-2015
Server shutdown.
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Old 02-24-2015
Here's a good explanation of the last command to help you learn more about it.

In particular:

When you see down value, it means that the user was logged in from specific time until the system is reboot or shutdown.
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