I'm assuming you are on a unix platform.  If not, go ahead and delete this.

If you really need to determine where someone was sitting, you will need to
know both who and when the requisition was authorized.  Then, you will need
to parse through the utmp files.  On hpux, the command is "last -R
<userid>".  On linux, the command is "last <userid>".  Depending on your
setup, that should show you info you need.  I really doubt this will help
you, since you specified November 2003.  Most utmp files don't go over one
year.

Going forward, there is probably an easier method, but I get this
information by capturing the output from a who command.  If you are
telneting to a windows server, I do not know what the equivalent is.

Depending on the unix flavor, the command could be either "who -mR", "who
-mx", or even "who -m --login".  Once you capture the output, the ip address
will be at the end, usually the sixth field.  You can parse this with awk if
you need this in a script, or FIELD if you need it in Unibasic.

Please keep in mind, if users do not have secure passwords and/or leave
their desktops unlocked, this will not provide a 100% secure method of
tracking who did what.  

Hope that helps.

-----Original Message-----
From: Chauhan, Savita [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:23 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [U2][UD] - Transaction Processing

Hi,
This question is probably for someone who is a UniData administrator and
system administrator with a little knowledge of Networking.

We have a Requisitions file with on the fields as who authorized person a
particular requisition. This field is in an association because several
people have to authorize a requisition.

I want to know from which machine (the IP address) a particular person
authorized a requisition in Nov 2003. Assuming that we use static IP
addressing.

Can someone please direct me on how to do this? Is there a way I can see the
transactions performed by UniData?

Thanks in advance.
Savita.
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