rwho Command

Purpose

Shows which users are logged in to hosts on the local network.

Syntax

rwho [  -a ]

Description

The /usr/bin/rwho command displays the user name, host name, and start date and time of each session for everyone on the local network who is currently logged in to a host running the rwhod daemon. If a workstation is inactive for at least 3 minutes, the rwho command reports the idle time as a number of minutes in the last column. After an hour of inactivity, a user is not included unless the -a flag is specified.

Note: Since this command displays a lot of output, use this command with caution if the local network has a large number of users.

Status information is broadcast once every 3 minutes by each network host running the rwhod daemon. Any activity (such as a user logging on or off) that takes place between broadcasts is not reflected until the next broadcast.

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Example

To get a report of all users currently logged in to hosts on the local network, enter:

rwho

Information similar to the following is displayed:

bob     host2:pts5       Nov 17 06:30 :20
bob     host7:console    Nov 17 06:25 :25
fran    host1:pts0       Nov 17 11:20 :51
fran    host1:pts8       Nov 16 15:33 :42
fran    host4:console    Nov 17 16:32
server  host2:console    Nov 17 06:58 :20
alice   host2:pts6       Nov 17 09:22

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