rwho(TC)

rwho -- who is logged in on local network

Syntax

rwho [ -a ]

Description

rwho lists users logged in on machines on the local network. The format is similar to that of who(C). Without options, only users who have typed in the last hour are listed. For each user listed, rwho displays the user name; the host name; and the date and time the user logged in. If the user has not typed in the last minute, rwho also displays the user's idle time in hours and minutes.

rwho understands the following option:

-a: List all users on active nodes (users idle for more than an hour are listed).

If information from a host is more than five minutes old, the host is assumed to be down and its users are not listed.

Limitations

Each host to be listed must be running the rwhod(ADMN) server, which broadcasts a status packet once every 1 to 3 minutes. The local host must also be running this server to maintain the data files. Since broadcasts do not cross gateways, hosts on other networks will not be listed.

Files

/usr/spool/rwho/whod.: information about other nodes

Standards conformance