How To Find a User In Linux?
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1. Use the ‘who’ command: The ‘who’ command is a simple command to find the users logged in to the system. It displays the user name, the tty they are logged in on, the date and time they logged in, and the host they are logged in from.
2. Use the ‘finger’ command: The ‘finger’ command is a useful command to find information about a specific user. It displays detailed information such as the user’s full name, their login name, the real name of the user, the terminal they are logged in from, and the time they logged in.
3. Use the ‘last’ command: The ‘last’ command is a useful command to find information about recently logged in users. It displays the time, date, and user name for each user that has logged in recently.
4. Use the ‘id’ command: The ‘id’ command is a useful command to find information about a specific user. It displays the user name, the group name, and the user’s ID number.