How to Talk to Other Users on the Network in Linux

The write command in Linux allows two logged-in users to communicate with each other via the terminal in real time until they are on the same network. This command copies the text from one terminal to another, making it possible to send messages or text

How to Check, Allow, or Disallow Terminal Write Access in Linux

By default, all the Linux systems accept standard input from another user connected in the same network using the ā€œwallā€ or ā€œwriteā€ commands. It is possible due to the terminalā€™s ability to write messages received from another user on the screen; check out our article

Find the Last Logged-In Users on Linux with Lastlog Command

The lastlog command in Linux shows the most recent login of all the users or a specific user by pulling the information from the ā€œ/var/log/lastlogā€ file. The output is a long format summary of all the userā€™s account names, ports, IP addresses, and last login

Check Historical and Statistical Uptime of Linux

As a system administrator, you may want to look for various information on your workstation or server system, such as how long the system has been running. This way, you can keep track of the system resources and optimize based on your usage. Unfortunately, the

How to Check Userā€™s Failed Login Attempts on Linux

Recently, we wrote a detailed article on how to check a userā€™s login history in Linux to track user activity for a particular investigation. Unfortunately, the command mentioned in that article canā€™t show the log of a userā€™s failed login attempt; it only shows the

Beginners Guide for Pinky Command in Linux

Want to find out all the users who logged into your system? Donā€™t raise your finger; raise your pinky instead. Confused about what I am talking about? Let me explain what I mean. In Linux, there are numerous tools to show you all the logged-in

Beginners Guide for Finger Command in Linux

The finger is an external command-line tool that can be used to list all the logged-in users on a remote machine or server, like ā€œwā€ or ā€œwhoā€ commands. This tool is also referred to as a ā€œuser information lookup programā€, as it provides you with

How to List All Logged-In Users in Your Linux System

Have you ever been curious to know who is connected to the remote machine or server you have been working on? I mean, who doesnā€™t want to do that? Look, listing all the user accounts in your Linux system is quite an easy task, but

Beginners Guide for Uptime Command in Linux

The uptime command is one of the many resourceful Linux utilities for sysadmins that is capable of telling the system boot related information like the current time, the uptime (in days and hours), the number of users currently logged on to the system, and the

Beginners Guide for Who Command in Linux

The who command is a built-in Linux utility that shows a list of users who are currently logged on to the Linux system. In this article, you will learn how to use this command and what options it has to offer (with practical examples). Tutorial

How to List Logged-in Users Using w Command in Linux

The w command is a built-in Linux utility that allows you to list logged-in users on your system, including additional information about them. This includes their username, the terminal devices (TTY) they are using, the remote host or IP address they have connected from, the