NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       last - Displays information about previous logins

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/bin/last  [-n  maxlines  |  -maxlines]  [-f filename]
       [name...] [tty...]

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Reads information  about  previous  logins  from  filename
       instead of from the accounting file /var/adm/wtmp.  Limits
       the output to maxlines number of record lines.  Limits the
       output  to  maxlines number of record lines. Provides SVID
       conformance, and is equivalent to -maxlines.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The last command displays, in reverse chronological order,
       all  previous  logins and logouts entered in the currently
       active /var/adm/wtmp file. The list of output records  can
       be  restricted  to  maxlines number of record lines if the
       -maxlines or the -n maxlines option is specified. The last
       command also displays logins and logouts by the user specified
 with the name parameter, and logins and logouts from
       terminals  specified with the tty parameter.  The tty terminal
 references can be fully named (for example, tty0) or
       abbreviated  (for  example, 0). For each process, the following
 information is displayed according to session, with
       the  most  recent session listed first: Time session began
       Duration of session The tty terminal on which session took
       place

       The  following  information  is  included when applicable:
       Terminations when rebooting Continuing sessions

       If the last command is interrupted, an indication  of  how
       far the search has progressed in the /var/adm/wtmp file is
       provided. If the command is interrupted by a quit  signal,
       an  indication  as to how far the search has progressed is
       provided, but the search continues.

       To obtain information about the mean time between reboots,
       use the word shutdown as the name parameter.

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  following  example  displays  all recorded logins and
       logouts for user root and all recorded logins and  logouts
       from the console terminal: last root console The following
       example displays the time between system reboots:  %  last
       shutdown  shutdown   ~                             Fri Aug
       28 17:59 shutdown  ~                              Mon  Aug
       17 09:07

       wtmp begins Mon Aug 17 08:51

              In the previous example, the shutdown pseudouser is
              used to list the mean time between system  reboots.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies the command path Header file defining structures
       used  to  organize  login  information  The   login/logout
       database file

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: lastcomm(8)

       Files: utmp(4), wtmp(4)



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