[SOLVED] How to know whether a Linux box in a network is Idle or some user is using that

Jhinukk · 01-11-2012, 06:57 AM

I am using a Linux box(Red Hat)in a network. I have written a script, by which I am doing a telnet to another box and checking whether that machine is idle or someone is working currently on that machine. I have used 'w' command for that. But it is showing only login information. Please suggest me the way that will give me the status of that machine(whether that machine is IDLE).

rodrifra · 01-11-2012, 08:40 AM

If you want to know if a user has launched a process and that process is running

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ps -ef
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will give you the processes running, and the first column will give you the user that launched each process, so you should be able to gather your information from there.

travisdh1 · 01-11-2012, 11:24 AM

Code:

who

Will give you a list of everyone that is logged into the system and what terminal/interface.