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diff --git a/man/lastlog.8.xml b/man/lastlog.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7a4ba96 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/lastlog.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,221 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 1992 , Julianne Frances Haugh + SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 1992 , Phillip Street + SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2007 - 2011, Nicolas François + SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY LASTLOG_UID_MAX SYSTEM "login.defs.d/LASTLOG_UID_MAX.xml"> +<!-- SHADOW-CONFIG-HERE --> +]> +<refentry id='lastlog.8'> + <!-- $Id$ --> + <refentryinfo> + <author> + <firstname>Julianne Frances</firstname> + <surname>Haugh</surname> + <contrib>Creation, 1992</contrib> + </author> + <author> + <firstname>Thomas</firstname> + <surname>Kłoczko</surname> + <email>kloczek@pld.org.pl</email> + <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib> + </author> + <author> + <firstname>Nicolas</firstname> + <surname>François</surname> + <email>nicolas.francois@centraliens.net</email> + <contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib> + </author> + </refentryinfo> + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>lastlog</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">System Management Commands</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo> + </refmeta> + <refnamediv id='name'> + <refname>lastlog</refname> + <refpurpose>reports the most recent login of all users or of a given user</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + <!-- body begins here --> + <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>lastlog</command> + <arg choice='opt'> + <replaceable>options</replaceable> + </arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1 id='description'> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para> + <command>lastlog</command> formats and prints the contents of the last + login log <filename>/var/log/lastlog</filename> file. The + <emphasis>login-name</emphasis>, <emphasis>port</emphasis>, and + <emphasis>last login time</emphasis> will be printed. The default (no + flags) causes lastlog entries to be printed, sorted by their order in + <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='options'> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + <para> + The options which apply to the <command>lastlog</command> command are: + </para> + <variablelist remap='IP'> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-b</option>, <option>--before</option> <replaceable>DAYS</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Print only lastlog records older than <replaceable>DAYS</replaceable>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-C</option>, <option>--clear</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Clear lastlog record of a user. This option can be used only together + with <option>-u</option> (<option>--user</option>)). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para>Display help message and exit.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-R</option>, <option>--root</option> <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Apply changes in the <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> + directory and use the configuration files from the + <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> directory. + Only absolute paths are supported. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-S</option>, <option>--set</option> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Set lastlog record of a user to the current time. This option can be + used only together with <option>-u</option> (<option>--user</option>)). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-t</option>, <option>--time</option> <replaceable>DAYS</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Print the lastlog records more recent than + <replaceable>DAYS</replaceable>. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term> + <option>-u</option>, <option>--user</option> <replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>|<replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> + </term> + <listitem> + <para> + Print the lastlog record of the specified user(s). + </para> + <para> + The users can be specified by a login name, a numerical user ID, + or a <replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> of users. This + <replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> of users can be specified with a + min and max values (<replaceable>UID_MIN-UID_MAX</replaceable>), a + max value (<replaceable>-UID_MAX</replaceable>), or a min value + (<replaceable>UID_MIN-</replaceable>). + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para> + If the user has never logged in the message <emphasis>** Never logged + in**</emphasis> will be displayed instead of the port and time. + </para> + + <para> + Only the entries for the current users of the system will be + displayed. Other entries may exist for users that were deleted + previously. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='note'> + <title>NOTE</title> + <para> + The <filename>lastlog</filename> file is a database which contains info + on the last login of each user. You should not rotate it. It is a sparse + file, so its size on the disk is usually much smaller than the one shown + by "<command>ls -l</command>" (which can indicate a really big file if + you have in <filename>passwd</filename> users with a high UID). You can + display its real size with "<command>ls -s</command>". + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='configuration'> + <title>CONFIGURATION</title> + <para> + The following configuration variables in + <filename>/etc/login.defs</filename> change the behavior of this + tool: + </para> + <variablelist> + &LASTLOG_UID_MAX; + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='files'> + <title>FILES</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/var/log/lastlog</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Database times of previous user logins.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1 id='caveats'> + <title>CAVEATS</title> + <para> + Large gaps in UID numbers will cause the lastlog program to run + longer with no output to the screen (i.e. if in lastlog database there + is no entries for users with UID between 170 and 800 lastlog will appear + to hang as it processes entries with UIDs 171-799). + </para> + <para> + Having high UIDs can create problems when handling the <term><filename> + /var/log/lastlog</filename></term> with external tools. Although the + actual file is sparse and does not use too much space, certain + applications are not designed to identify sparse files by default and may + require a specific option to handle them. + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |