unity% zwho [return] Currently active Eos users as of 10:00 on 10/02: aamatya Azal Amatya shop1.bae.ncsu.edu Oct 2 09:28 aasalati Alfred August Salintino n00013-103sul.unity.ncsu.edOct 2 07:49 abhanda Anjana Bhandari n00033-104hlb.unity.ncsu.ed Oct 2 08:48 acthienp Allen Charles Thienpont n00017-103sul.unity.ncsu.edOct 2 09:29 etc...The whois command gives us a directory listing of a specific user, or of several users, if we are unsure of their name. You simply give the command whois lastname, where last name is replaced by the last name of the user, or use the format last name, first name. The whois command is not dependent on that user being logged onto the system; it is an electronic directory.
unity% whois nicholos [return] Name : Nicholos, Harilaos M. Campus address : 207-E Hillsborough Bldg., Box 7109 Campus phone : 5-5497 5-3787 Department : Comp. Ctr. Position : Systems Programmer II E-mail address : harry_nicholos.ncsu.eduIf you know their first name, it may help to provide that information, since many people have the same last name. You may want to try a whois on smith, john:
unity%whois smith, john[return] Smith John B. Phys. Plant-Paint Shop Smith John David History SMITH JOHN JOSEPH PBS SMITH JOHN LEE Computer Engineering Smith Johnny L. Housing & Res. LifeIf you decide that you want to see information for John B. Smith, you would enter "smith, john b."; notice the name is placed in quotes.
unity% whois "smith, john b." [return] Name: Smith, John B. Campus address: Box 7219 Campus phone; 5-2181 Department: Phys. Plant-Paint Shop Position: Sign Painter
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