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Re: How can I create a shadow file upon log in?

use last from the console... i.e.

userid$ last
userid ttyp1 Sat Apr 5 08:33 - 08:33 (00:00)
userid console host.local Sat Apr 5 08:29 still logged in
reboot ~ Sat Apr 5 08:29
shutdown ~ Thu Apr 3 17:49

cheers
cp
On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, Ben Staffin wrote:

> * Lou Boncek <email@hidden> [2004-04-04 13:34] wibbled:
> > We have about 2,000 iBooks. These are not assigned to any one student,
> > so a sutdent can get a different one each day. They also do not have
> > fixed IPs, so they can get reassigned each day too.
> >
> > We have had some vandalism and need to know who the last student was
> > who used that particular iBook.
> >
> > Is there a log on hook or some script, that could create a hidden file,
> > so that when a student logs in, it records just the user name?
> >
> > Then I could go to that laptop and open up the hidden file and find out
> > who the last user on that computer was.
>
> Have you tried running 'last'?
>
> If the ibooks are attached to the network upon login, you could try
> doing something such that the username is reported to a remote server
> along with the ibook's serial number upon login.
>
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 >How can I create a shadow file upon log in? (From: Lou Boncek <email@hidden>)
 >Re: How can I create a shadow file upon log in? (From: Ben Staffin <email@hidden>)



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