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# 1  
Old 01-28-2009
Question server rebooted
Hi,

I want to know how to find out which user has rebooted the server? I have used last command but it is not giving username though it is showing below output

reboot --------------- date

Regards,

Manoj
# 2  
Old 01-28-2009
Reboots are documented in the errpt. You can be lucky and find with errpt -a which uid issued the reboot.
# 3  
Old 01-28-2009
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Originally Posted by zaxxon
Reboots are documented in the errpt. You can be lucky and find with errpt -a which uid issued the reboot.
Thanks Zaxxon.
# 4  
Old 01-29-2009
The reboot can only be issued by root, nobody else has that privilege. Therefore you will have to search for the last one who changed to root (via "su", etc.), this would be some evidence.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 5  
Old 01-29-2009
reboot should work for everyone in the shutdown group too, since reboot hast root sticky bit set per default
# 6  
Old 01-29-2009
Oops, funksen is right. I stand corrected. Usually (my experience), though, root is the only member in the shutdown group.

bakunin
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