Linux and UNIX Man Pages

Linux & Unix Commands - Search Man Pages

users(1b) [opensolaris man page]

users(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands						 users(1B)

NAME
users - display a compact list of users logged in SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/users [filename] DESCRIPTION
The users utility lists the login names of the users currently on the system in a compact, one-line format. Specifying filename tells users where to find its information; by default it checks /var/adm/utmpx. Typing users is equivalent to typing who -q. EXAMPLES
Example 1 Listing current users example% users paul george ringoexample% FILES
/var/adm/utmpx ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWscpu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
who(1), attributes(5) SunOS 5.11 16 Nov 1998 users(1B)

Check Out this Related Man Page

WHO(1)							    BSD General Commands Manual 						    WHO(1)

NAME
who -- display who is logged in SYNOPSIS
who [-abdHlmpqrsTtu] [file] who am i DESCRIPTION
The who utility displays a list of all users currently logged on, showing for each user the login name, tty name, the date and time of login, and hostname if not local. Available options: -a Same as -bdlprTtu. -b Time of last system boot. -d Print dead processes. -H Write column headings above the regular output. -l Print system login processes (unsupported). -m Only print information about the current terminal. This is the POSIX way of saying who am i. -p Print active processes spawned by launchd(8) (unsupported). -q ``Quick mode'': List only the names and the number of users currently logged on. When this option is used, all other options are ignored. -r Print the current runlevel. This is meaningless on Mac OS X. -s List only the name, line and time fields. This is the default. -T Print a character after the user name indicating the state of the terminal line: '+' if the terminal is writable; '-' if it is not; and '?' if a bad line is encountered. -t Print last system clock change (unsupported). -u Print the idle time for each user, and the associated process ID. am I Returns the invoker's real user name. file By default, who gathers information from the file /var/run/utmpx. An alternative file may be specified. FILES
/var/run/utmpx SEE ALSO
last(1), mesg(1), users(1), getuid(2), utmpx(5) STANDARDS
The who utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1''). HISTORY
A who utility appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX. BSD
January 17, 2007 BSD
Man Page

9 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

IP details for Unix/Linux login clients?

Hi there, I am wondering if by logging in to a unix system, if it is possible to get the IP address of the machine I am connecting FROM. I know how I can do this using the name server, but is this possible without a host lookup?:confused: Thanks, -ghoti (15 Replies)
Discussion started by: ghoti
15 Replies

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Users and processes

Hi All, I am trying to write a script to list all users and their processes. I cant seem to find out how to link the PID to the user. For example if i run ps -a I get a nice list of all the processes running and their PID, but no information about which user is running them. If i use w i... (17 Replies)
Discussion started by: Chiefos
17 Replies

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Processes and Users

Thx for all the help so far, I really appreciate it, this is the last task I have to do then I am no longer a trainee ^^, which means I can use whatever utility I want. :O I need to write a script that does more or less what is shown below. The Users Name PID TTY TIME CMD 12345 pts/3... (22 Replies)
Discussion started by: barbus
22 Replies

4. Solaris

List all inactive users who has not logged on since last 90 days

I need actuall script which List all inactive users who has not logged on since last 90 days Thanks in advance. Di! (17 Replies)
Discussion started by: haridham
17 Replies

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Simple script for adding users

Hi guys, I've a simple linux script (made by my friend), which adds users to the system from userlist file. it also creates user home dir and copies certain files to the directory. To be honest, am a newbie in scripting so am unable to fully understand how the script is working. unfortunately,... (30 Replies)
Discussion started by: vish6251
30 Replies

6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Removing permissions from all users including owner

Hello all: I will include a "requirement" for an issue I am attempting to solve for my boss. Basically, he would like to know if there is a way to prevent users and owner from editing 'write' script in Vi. - While working in Unix Vi, users would be able to keep all the previous versions... (15 Replies)
Discussion started by: bruski4
15 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Running a script as root but with different users inside

Hi All, my script.sh has the below lines, and i need to run the script as root or wam. please tell me if this will work #!/bin/bash sudo -t wam /usr/local/wam/stopwam -r ------- this needs run as wam user /usr/local/web/stopweb -a --- this needs to run as... (18 Replies)
Discussion started by: nanz143
18 Replies

8. What is on Your Mind?

How to encourage emerging users in forum to give better solution:?

Our moderators/admins/users are doing great job by sharing knowledge with each other, they do correct/appreciate us in posts. This poll is to encourage emerging users to go in a better direction, kindly do give your thoughts on same. 1- Giving them a reward/appreciation if they are... (31 Replies)
Discussion started by: RavinderSingh13
31 Replies

9. AIX

Do not allow bypassing users .profile

Hello, I find out that there is a way from putty to pass a command to your shell when trying to log in to a server and bypass .profile. Actually you can do this if you open a bash shell. The command to bypass .profile is the following: ssh -t hostname "bash --noprofile" Is there a way to... (32 Replies)
Discussion started by: omonoiatis9
32 Replies