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Re: mail script



hi ya 

in .login  ( or .bash_profile )

assuming your environment variables are set "properly"

DATE=`date`
mail -s "$USER on $HOST logged in at $DATE " myaddress < /dev/null

also works good for anybody that logs in as root...
that not supposed to be...

c ya
alvin


On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, MaD dUCK wrote:

> also sprach Jaye Inabnit ke6sls (on Mon, 05 Mar 2001 07:19:16PM -0800):
> > looking for a quick sript to add to a .bash_profile to mail me when a user 
> > logs on. I'm pretty unfamiliar with all the stratigies, but would like a 
> > simple message to myself with time and user name. Any ideas GREATLY
> > appreciated :)
> 
> cat << EOF | sendmail myaddress
> To: myaddress
> From: $USER
> Subject: login: $USER
> 
> i just logged in (`date`).
> i don't like how you are spying on me.
> EOF
> 
> 
> you could also just use /var/log/auth.log, which will basically give
> you the same information with far less intrusive action of your part.
> 
> martin
> 
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