You can use the w
command to show the current logged-in users on a Linux system:
$ w
This command will show the following information for each user:
USER
: the username of the user.TTY
: the terminal associated with the user.FROM
: the hostname or IP address from which the user logged in.LOGIN@
: the time when the user logged in.IDLE
: the time the user has been idle.JCPU
: the time used by all processes attached to the terminal.PCPU
: the time used by the current process attached to the terminal.WHAT
: the command being executed by the user.
You can also use the who
command to show the current logged-in users:
who
This command will show the following information for each user:
NAME
: the username of the user.LINE
: the terminal associated with the user.TIME
: the time when the user logged in.IDLE
: the time the user has been idle (if supported by the terminal).HOST
: the hostname or IP address from which the user logged in (if supported by the terminal).