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Old 05-19-2007
A small minix question

First af all hi.

i want to create a batch script which inform when users log in last time on system or if they are online when they logged in.

I want ot use a file .users which has the usernames of users.

i want to print for example

peter is ONLINE: Logged in on Wed Feb 11 07:47
alex last seen on Tue May 25 12:45

i tried with the command 'last' but i could not make it.

anyone would help me?
thanks
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Old 05-21-2007
Hi, first, where is this file ".users" is it automatically created by the system or you want to create it ? To whom users' status should be reported and how (mail, STDOUT, logfile ? ). What is your OS, and why "last" doesn't work ? You can also use "w" or "who" or even "finger"
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Old 05-21-2007
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Originally Posted by sasa
First af all hi.

i want to create a batch script which inform when users log in last time on system or if they are online when they logged in.

I want ot use a file .users which has the usernames of users.

i want to print for example

peter is ONLINE: Logged in on Wed Feb 11 07:47
alex last seen on Tue May 25 12:45

i tried with the command 'last' but i could not make it.

What is wrong with last?
Does it not give you enough information?
Or too much?
Or can you just not parse it to get the info you want?

Perhaps you need a combination of last and who.

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