Monitor who has logged in

RT Users
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Hi all -

We have students that work our help desk and the manager of the desk would
like to be able to make sure that students are logging in during their
shifts. Is it possible to see who has logged into RT and when they, and
from what IP? I thought I had come across a log that had this info, but I
can’t seem to find it anymore, maybe it doesn’t exist and I’m making it up.

Thanks!

Max McGrath
Asst. Network Admin/Systems Specialist
Carthage College
262-552-5512
mmcgrath@carthage.edu

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Okay -

I found /var/log/user.log. Is that my best bet? Or is there something
simpler for a non-techie to look at?
Max McGrath
Asst. Network Admin/Systems Specialist
Carthage College
262-552-5512
mmcgrath@carthage.eduOn Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Max McGrath mmcgrath@carthage.edu wrote:

Hi all -

We have students that work our help desk and the manager of the desk would
like to be able to make sure that students are logging in during their
shifts. Is it possible to see who has logged into RT and when they, and
from what IP? I thought I had come across a log that had this info, but I
can’t seem to find it anymore, maybe it doesn’t exist and I’m making it up.

Thanks!

–
Max McGrath
Asst. Network Admin/Systems Specialist
Carthage College
262-552-5512
mmcgrath@carthage.edu

3

I think you may look at your system log files. My RT is running in Ubuntu
and every login is writen in my syslog file.On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Max McGrath mmcgrath@carthage.edu wrote:

Hi all -

We have students that work our help desk and the manager of the desk would
like to be able to make sure that students are logging in during their
shifts. Is it possible to see who has logged into RT and when they, and
from what IP? I thought I had come across a log that had this info, but I
can’t seem to find it anymore, maybe it doesn’t exist and I’m making it up.

Thanks!

–
Max McGrath
Asst. Network Admin/Systems Specialist
Carthage College
262-552-5512
mmcgrath@carthage.edu

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