who command help

 who - show who is logged on

SYNOPSIS

 who [OPTION]... [ FILE | ARG1 ARG2 ]

DESCRIPTION

 -H, --heading
 print line of column headings
 
 -i, -u, --idle
 add user idle time as HOURS:MINUTES, . or old
 
 -l, --lookup
 attempt to canonicalize hostnames via DNS
 
 -m only hostname and user associated with stdin
 
 -q, --count
 all login names and number of users logged on
 
 -s (ignored)
 
 -T, -w, --mesg
 add user's message status as +, - or ?
 
 --message
 same as -T
 
 --writable
 same as -T
 
 --help display this help and exit
 
 --version
 output version information and exit
 
 If FILE is not specified, use /var/run/utmp.
 /var/log/wtmp as FILE is common. If ARG1 ARG2 given, -m
 presumed: `am i' or `mom likes' are usual.

REPORTING BUGS

 Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.

 The full documentation for who is maintained as a Texinfo
 manual. If the info and who programs are properly
 installed at your site, the command
 
 info who
 
 should give you access to the complete manual.
 
 Copyright ゥ 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 This is free software; see the source for copying condiュ
 tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
 or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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Shellie (09 Apr 2012, 19:51)

The functionality of the 'who' command on my server has changed. Up until about 6 weeks ago it worked the way it should. Now when I issue 'who' I do not see the other logged in users. I only see the user I am logged in as.

This server is a virtual server in hosted environment. So, I not necessarily informed about all the server admin activity that goes on.

I inquired with the appropriate tech support, but was blown off with a response that suggested our version of Linux (a fairly current versions of RHEL) might not support the 'who' command. I say hogwash. I am absolutely certain that I have used the command successfully in the not too distant past and certainly in our RHEL environment.

Do you have any suggestions for what might cause this change?

Many thanks,

Shellie

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who command help

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

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