How to identify users who have not logged in for a period of time

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

Situation

System administrators need to perform routine checks on users' login last login date/time.

Resolution

1. Log in to a host as root user or or non-root user with administrative privileges.

2. Open a terminal or command prompt.

3. Use the following command to list all users who usernames are retrieved from /etc/passwd file:

# cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd

4. Use the following command to check last login record of each user to display the last login information, where <username> = actual username:

# lastlog -u <username>

5. Look at the "Last logon", "Last login", or "Latest" column shown in the output to determine the last login for <username>.

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