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linuxprocessserverps

See processes from given user on all machines

On a linux server with different computers: is there a way to see all processes running from a given user on all machines?

Solution

  • Maybe it's too late for the answer, but for the records...
    You can get it in this way:

    hosts='192.168.1.x 192.168.1.y' # your hosts here
for host in $hosts; do
    echo $host:
    ssh some_user@$host 'ps -u given_user' # some_user for ssh, given_user for ps
done

    In this way, you're creating an ssh session for each host:

    ssh ... [user@]hostname [command]

    If command is specified, command is executed on the remote host instead of a login shell.

    ...and executing ps with the -u option:

    -u userlist
    Select by effective user ID (EUID) or name.
    This selects the processes whose effective user name or ID is in userlist.