How long was the keyboard idle?
 

Kernel 2.6.21.5, Slackware 12.0.

Hi:
Suppose I am almost sure that from last Thursday, 3.00pm up to the same day at 10.00pm I was away from the machine, but not absolutely sure. Linux probably knows better than me. Maybe there will be a text file from which I could infer the keyboard was idle from Thu 2.40pm up to 11.10 pm. In this case, I would reach absolute certainty.

But where could such file be in the /. tree or what could its name be (for in the latter case an updatedb followed by locate would do)? Any idea?

There is no such file, I'm afraid, unless you install a
keyboard sniffer of sorts.

Hi:

And could you send me a link?

Hi,

your Xserver knows when the last event from mouse or keyboard was. Possibly this will help you to setup a script.

Ajah. But then I have to have X running all time. Any way very useful to know someone knows in the O.S. Cheers.