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# 1  
Old 10-29-2002
login history log file?
hi,

i am the administrator of my sun solaris 8 server. i want to keep a log file for users who have login.

example: in the end of the day, i want to open file that tells me during these days, what user, from which IP address, and from what time to time has login.

please tell me how should i do it.

thank you very much and have a nice day.
# 2  
Old 10-30-2002
Not sure if this is what you are after, but there is a command called last they might be of use.

Basically run
last | more


this will show you who has logged onto the system, which IP they have logged in from, what time and date they logged in and whether or not they are still currently logged into the system.


Mark
# 3  
Old 10-30-2002
Another option is "who /var/adm/wtmp".
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Old 10-30-2002
who /var/adm/wtmp

besides who command used on wtmp, what other commands can we used?

tried to look into man wtmp, but either i dont understand or it did not mentioned...

thanks
yls177
# 5  
Old 10-31-2002
Quote:
Originally posted by yls177
besides who command used on wtmp, what other commands can we used?
The only other command that I have ever used on wtmp is fwtmp. I *think* that a few other accounting programs can do something with this file.
 
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