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On UNIX I can tell when I logged in and out of my workstation with the last command. Is there a way to get the same information on my Windows workstation?
I notice that Cygwin has a last command, but wtmp doesn't seem to be populated. Is there a way to get last working with Cygwin?
(If this can only be done programmatically, should the question be on StackOverflow?)
skiphoppy
Posted 2009-08-20T13:56:57.920
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You can try "net user < username >" - one of the many results will be the 'Last logon' time (note: I've only tried this on a domain workstation, not a standalone one, so your results may be slightly different).
gbjbaanb
Posted 2009-08-20T13:56:57.920
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5you have to add /domain to the command, if you're on a domain... – fretje – 2009-08-20T14:12:23.310
ahah! in that case, my check of the local user worked perfectly. cheers – gbjbaanb – 2009-08-20T14:21:03.637
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Open Command Prompt. at prompt, type 'quser' should display your logon username and time along with some other data.
Dave
Posted 2009-08-20T13:56:57.920
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I see a lot of dancing around the event log answer, but not the exact answer, so I will give it.
demongolem
Posted 2009-08-20T13:56:57.920
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If you go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy, there is a bunch of audits you can set up including Logon and Logoff.
After setting this up (and performing a restart), all the details should appear in the event log.
William Hilsum
Posted 2009-08-20T13:56:57.920
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Good idea, though it requires Administrative rights (or authorization to change such settings). – Gnoupi – 2009-08-20T14:17:31.863
This is also not a solution if the OP wants to know NOW when he last logged on, before he configured auditing. – fretje – 2009-08-20T14:20:49.067
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Does this work for you: Last login time in VBScript?
DrJekl
Posted 2009-08-20T13:56:57.920
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It's better to post more than just the link (http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/15625/is-downvoting-link-only-answers-acceptable)
– fretje – 2009-08-20T14:03:57.6733I don't personally mind a link-answer, as long as I don't have to click it to understand what it is. "Does this work for you" doesn't tell me anything. – Sampson – 2009-08-20T14:07:16.903
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you can check the windows events logs http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308427 for that!
3And more precisely, what to check ? Because the event logs tells a lot of things. – Gnoupi – 2009-08-20T14:11:46.680
5This question is fine for SuperUser. – random – 2009-08-20T14:03:19.237