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Manual Reference Pages  - LASTLOG (8)

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lastlog - examine lastlog file

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lastlog [<-u|--user> login-name]
	[<-t|--time> days] [<-h|--help>]

lastlog formats and prints the contents of the last login log /var/log/lastlog file . The login-name, port, and last login time will be printed. The default (no flags) causes lastlog entries to be printed, sorted by the numerical UID.

-u, --user login-name will cause the lastlog record for
	login-name only to be printed
-t, --time days will cause only the lastlogins more recent
	han fIdays to be printed
-h, --help print a one-line help message and exit.
The -t flag overrides the use of -u.

If the user has never logged in the message "**Never logged in**" will be displayed instead of the port and time.

/var/log/lastlog - lastlog logging file

Large gaps in uid numbers will cause the lastlog program to run longer with no output to the screen (i.e. if mmdf=800 and last uid=170, program will appear to hang as it processes uid 171-799).

Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com) Phillip Street

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