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sil_el_mot
Asked: 2018-02-21 06:03:58 +0800 CST

How do i get the active user if more are logged in

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i want to get info via ssh-session, which user is currently using the machine. i get the users which are logged in with "w" or "who" but how can i see which one has currently the desktop open to send him a message using yad?

edit: i found a dirty code.. but works for now:

#!/bin/bash
tty=$(cat /sys/class/tty/tty0/active)
active_user=$(w | grep $tty | awk '{print $1;}')

#to get the display also:
disp=$(who | awk -v term="$tty" '/\(:/ $0 ~ term { gsub(/\(|\)/, "", $0); print $5 }')
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  1. i found a dirty code.. but works for now:

    #!/bin/bash
tty=$(cat /sys/class/tty/tty0/active)
active_user=$(w | grep $tty | awk '{print $1;}')

#to get the display also:
disp=$(who | awk -v term="$tty" '/\(:/ $0 ~ term { gsub(/\(|\)/, "", $0); print $5 }')
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