 | | | where to find logs for getting info who login | where to find logs for getting info who login 2007-01-22 - By Rick Stevens
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On Sun, 2007-01-21 at 23:29 -0500, jason zeng wrote:
> Hi, Cameron,
>
> Thanks for your prompt response. I still has problem, please help.
>
> I go to /usr/log, only found wtmp.1, and I could not use vi to see it,
> what should I need to do next? if the files deleted by someone who
> made mistake, can I get it back ?
wtmp is a binary file. vi can't handle it. Try
last -f /var/log/wtmp.1
by default, "last" tries to use /var/log/wtmp, however you can tell it
which file to use by using "-f /path/to/wtmp/file/to/use". Reading the
man page for "last" ("man last") for details.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Jason Zeng
>
> Cameron Simpson <cs@(protected)> wrote:
> On 21Jan2007 18:32, jason zeng wrote:
> | I am not familiar with RedHat Linux logs, and I am
> encountering a problem
> | that our important files disappeared. So I want to know WHO
> made this? How
> | can I get info about who login and when, Could I find a way
> to recover the
> | files? it is possible?
>
> The wtmp file is the traditional place. The "last" command
> lists recent
> logins for you.
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