How to identify SSH user interactive login?

Did you try the who command? Does it show what you're after?

Hello

You can also run the following
w
who
wall (then ask them what they are ing and who they are)

Always create users and make them perform sudo or su for root access.

Hope this helps

Thanks

I need to identify this user session from the log but not run any other command

Hello

Try to view the log below

tail /var/log/secure

Or you can try
tail /var/log/secure | grep root

I can check the secure log for the root user but how do I know if root user are login via the script or application, I only need to capture if user login from the laptop / pc ssh client interactive login.

Which exact Linux version is this about? On Ubuntu for example, you have to look at /var/log/auth.log - lines with sshd in it.

interest on RHEL 4,5,6, Solaris and AIX

It is /var/log/secure on Red Hat - about the others: AIX should be in syslog, Solaris as well (but has to be configured in syslog.conf).

I tried SFTP and SSH both having same log in the "secure" I need to identify which one actually user login from the SSH client software

You are very unclear, first you talk about a script, now sftp. Both ssh and sftp use the same port (ssh). I do not understand what you want.

apologize, I want to check exiting log for real user login with password using SSH client software

Hello,


I think with the answers posted that should get you what you need.

Or are you wanting to be alerted by some way when someone does login to the Server?
If so you are looking for a script or crontab job.  This will get more complex but can be done.

I have a script when ever someone logs in as root or su's in to send me an email

If someone starts an interactive session via ssh (or, $DEITY forbid, telnet), whether using the password or an ssh key,  it's logged in wtmp (on AIX, HP-UX and Linux and I believe Solaris as well), and the `last` command will show that session.

If some runs `ssh root@yourserver "command"`, it's logged in syslog but not wtmp. That's still a security issue  - Someone has direct root login and is using it, but it's harder to detect.

Setting PermitRootLogin = no in sshd_config solves the problem

So we should check WTMP to identify the user SSH interactive session?