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NAME

       last - display login and logout information about users and terminals

SYNOPSIS

       last [-a] [-n number | -number]	[-f filename] [name | tty] ...

DESCRIPTION

       The  last  command looks in the /var/adm/wtmpx file, which records all logins and logouts, for information about a user, a terminal, or any
       group of users and terminals. Arguments specify names of users or terminals of interest. If multiple arguments are given,  the  information
       applicable  to any of the arguments is printed. For example, last root console lists all of root's sessions, as well as all sessions on the
       console terminal. last displays the sessions of the specified users and terminals, most recent first, indicating the  times  at	which  the
       session	began,	the  duration of the session, and the terminal on which the session took place. last also indicates whether the session is
       continuing or was cut short by a reboot.

       The pseudo-user reboot logs in when the system is shutdown and when it reboots. Thus,

       last reboot

       gives an approximate record of when the operating system instance was shutdown and when it rebooted. This can  be  used	to  calculate  the
       availability of the operating system over time.

       last with no arguments displays a record of all logins and logouts, in reverse order.

       If last is interrupted, it indicates how far the search has progressed in /var/adm/wtmpx. If interrupted with a quit signal (generated by a
       CTRL-), last indicates how far the search has progressed, and then continues the search.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -a			       Displays the hostname in the last column.

       -f filename		       Uses filename as the name of the accounting file instead of /var/adm/wtmpx.

       -n number|-number	       Limits the number of entries displayed to that specified by number. These options are identical; the  -num-
				       ber option is provided as a transition tool only and is removed in future releases.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       Date and time format is based on locale specified by the LC_ALL, LC_TIME, or LANG environments, in that order of priority.

FILES

       /var/adm/wtmpx	       accounting file

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWesu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       utmpx(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    24 Jul 2004 							   last(1)

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NAME

       last, lastb - indicate last logins of users and ttys

SYNOPSIS

       file] [name ...] [tty ...]

       file] [name ...] [tty ...]

DESCRIPTION

       The command searches backwards through the file (which contains a record of all logins and logouts) for information about a user, a tty, or
       any group of users and ttys.  Arguments specify names of users or ttys of interest.  The names of ttys can be given fully  or  abbreviated.
       For example, is the same as If multiple arguments are given, the information that applies to any of the arguments is printed.  For example,
       lists all of sessions as well as all sessions on the console terminal.  The command prints the sessions of the specified  users	and  ttys,
       most  recent first, indicating when the session began, the duration of the session, and the tty on which the session took place.  indicates
       if the session is still in progress or if it was cut short by a reboot.

       The pseudo-user logs each time the system reboots.  Thus, is a useful command for evaluating the relative time between system reboots.

       If is interrupted, it indicates how far the search has progressed in If interrupted by a quit signal (generated by a Ctrl-), indicates how
       far the search has progressed, then continues the search.

       The  command  searches  backwards through the database file to display bad login information.  Access to should be restricted to users with
       appropriate privileges (owned by and readable only by because it may contain password information.

   Options
       The and commands recognize the following options and arguments:

	      (none)	If no arguments are specified, prints a record of all logins and logouts in reverse order, most recent first.

	      When used with
			and displays the user's host name as it is stored in the files and respectively.  The host name is displayed  between  the
			tty name and the user's login time.

	      Limits the report to
			number of lines.

	      Use	file as the name of the accounting file instead of or

	      Use	file as the name of the accounting database instead of This option should be used along with the option.

	      Display the fields in long format if this flag is used
			along with the flag.  Without the flag, normal output is displayed.

AUTHOR

       was developed by the University of California, Berkeley and HP.

FILES

       Bad login database
       Login database
       New login database
       New bad login database

SEE ALSO

       login(1), utmp(4), wtmps(4).

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