How to tell who is logged into your VPS or Dedicated server Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell 0 Minutes, 49 Seconds to Read As a VPS or Dedicated Server account owner, you may want to check to see who is actively online and send a broadcast message to them. The short article below takes you through using the who and wall commands. Neither command requires root access. How to see who is logged in Log into your account via SSH Run the who command from the command prompt. This will list anyone who is currently logged in. # who You should receive some output similar to the sample below. As you can see, the users root and bradm are logged in. root pts/2 2013-01-25 12:53 bradm pts/3 2013-01-25 12:58 How to send a message to online users Once you know who is logged into your server, you can send a message to them by using the wall command. # wall This is a message <ctrl-d> The users, including the sender, will see the message like the below sample. Broadcast message from root (pts/2) (Fri Jan 25 12:52:25 2013): This is a message Share this Article Related Articles How to SSH Into Your Shared/Reseller Server SSH Commands: The Practical Guide for Developers and Site Owners How to Connect to Your Server with SSH How to Use SCP For Secure File Transfer A Complete SSH Tutorial for Beginners How to Connect to Your Server via SSH How to View MariaDB Databases Using the Command Line How to Add SSH Keys to Your GitHub Account How to Change Directories using SSH Commands Viewing Running Processes on your Dedicated Server
