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How to see Login history?

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Is it possible to see the login history, i mean to see if someone has used the computer in my absence and when he used it .

if it is possible, where can i get the log ?

if not, is there a program that logs all the logins and their time ?

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answered 2 Years ago jokaned · Accepted Answer

/var/log/auth.log

That contains a lot more than just plain logins (sudo calls, etc) but logins are in there too. It's protected so you'll need to be root to read it:

sudo less /var/log/auth.log