8 Who command practical examples | Linux Today

8 Who command practical examples

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 10, 2016

The who command is one of the first command we use when troubleshooting common Linux related issues to make sure how many users are logged in and what they are doing. In this post we will see on how to use this command to get more information about who logged into your machine at present and what they are doing.With this command we can get following basic information.
1)How many users logged into a machine
2)From which server they logged in
3)When is the system booted
4)Which run level the system is booted. see more.. http://www.linuxnix.com/8-who-command-examples-in-to-linuxsolarisaix/

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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