---
name: "ck-history"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "consolekit"
version: "1.2.6-4+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ck-history"
---

# ck-history(1)

ConsoleKit history

## NAME

ck-history - ConsoleKit history

## SYNOPSIS

**ck-history** \[-**-frequent**\] \[-**-help**\] \[-**-last**\] \[-**-last-compat**\] \[-**-log**\] \[-**-seat=***seat*\] \[-**-session-type=***type*\] \[-**-user=***user*\] \[-**-version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ck-history** is a utility that provides information from the ConsoleKit database about what users have logged into the system.  It supports options to specify whether to provide information about users who have logged in most frequently or most recently.

The **ck-history** utility is used by **gdm**(1m) when the GDM Face Browser is enabled to display users in the order of frequency.

## OPTIONS

The following options are supported:

**--frequent** Show listing of logged-in users in the most frequent order.

**-h**, -**-help** Display detailed usage message.

**--last** Show listing of all user logins since logging began in the most-recent order..

**--last-compat** Show listing of logged-in users in the most-recent order.  The output is displayed in [**last**(1)](/last/1.md) compatible format.

**--log** Show full ConsoleKit event log.

**-s**, -**-seat=***seat* Show entries for the specified *seat*.

**-t**, -**-session-type=***type* Show entries for the specified session *type*.

**-u**, -**-user=***user* Show entries for the specified *user*.

**-V**, -**-version** Display the version of the **ck-history** application.

## EXAMPLES

**Example 1: Show most frequently logged in users**

```
example% ck-history --frequent
```

**Example 2: Show the entire ConsoleKit log.**

```
example% ck-history --log
```

## SEE ALSO

[**ck-launch-session**(1)](/ck-launch-session/1.md), [**ck-list-sessions**(1)](/ck-list-sessions/1.md), [**console-kit-daemon**(1m)](/console-kit-daemon/1m.md)

## NOTES

Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2009. Copyright (c) 2009 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.