Tracking User Logins

Authors Jason Self

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usertracker.pl scans specified log files for information about logged-in users and adds Linux-libre
the list of logged users to a file. I had a need to get this information for a system I was
working on, couldn't find a program that worked exactly like I wanted, and came to the
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conclusion that it had to be made. I'm publishing it here just in case it might be helpful
to someone else some day.
How To
The software can be obtained from the git repository.
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It's written in Perl and needs Getopt::Long, Pod::Usage, YAML, File::ReadBackwards,
and Date::Manip.
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Run usertracker.pl -h to get more information.
About Me
In order to specify the log files and the patterns to match, you must specify the
appropriate values in user-track.cfg. Contact Me
user-track-cfg is in YAML format. A sample file is included, just follow the pattern and
GPL enforced
it will work. For each log you want to parse, you must specify 3 values: First, Second
and Pattern:
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Pattern is the regular expression that will match the date and the user in the line.
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First and Second specifies the expected order in the line of the date and user
field.

There is another file that will keep track of the last time it was run, the file is user-
tracker.run, if will be created the first time the script is run (you'll receive a warning
message).

usertracker.pl gives you software freedom; you can copy, modify, convey, and/or
redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this
program in a file called 'GPLv3.txt'. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0-
standalone.html or write to the: Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth
Floor Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.