lastlog command?

[Larry Hall (Cygwin)]

Dan Harkless wrote:
> Howdy.  It seems strange that on Cygwin, the /var/log/lastlog file is
> maintained (at least by openssh -- not sure if other types of logins go
> there), yet there's no 'lastlog' command.  I understand that openssh uses it
> to let you know when your last login was (once you've logged in), but it
> would be nice to be able to use it to verify that certain accounts have
> never logged in, without having to create passwords for them and ssh into
> them.
> 
> Now that I've discovered this (and discovered the non-obvious ability to
> search for pathnames like bin/last at <http://cygwin.com/packages/> -- it
> would be nice if there were a little "Help" link by the "Search Package
> List" box letting people know how the search works -- also I would change
> the lefthand side link "Setup Package Search" to just "Package Search"),
> I've installed the sysvinit package so I can use the 'last' command, but of
> course that won't allow me to access the historical data in
> /var/log/lastlog.
> 
> Are there any plans to port the lastlog command to Cygwin?  It would seem
> like it ought to be a pretty straightforward one.


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