how can i as the root know what is the last account logged in this computer

Muhammed · 08-17-2007, 06:29 AM

devnull0 · 08-17-2007, 06:32 AM

Try lastb. It shows the last person logged in to the computer, but only if /var/log/btmp exists. If it doesn't, do a 'touch /var/log/btmp'.

livetoday · 08-17-2007, 06:36 AM

You can also try last...based on /var/log/wtmp

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Originally Posted by devnull0

Try lastb. It shows the last person logged in to the computer, but only if /var/log/btmp exists. If it doesn't, do a 'touch /var/log/btmp'.

unSpawn · 08-17-2007, 07:33 AM

To clear that up: 'last' shows all user login/outs, 'lastb' shows bad login attempts.