[ubuntu-nz] internet cafe

[Jason Taylor]

On 15 December 2010 08:15, Reinhold Pam Muller <papabear- at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> hmmm -
> Thanks Jason
>
>  as I see it - setting up Linux based PC's for an Internet cafe is not a
> real problem.
> The issue is more about keeping track of your paying customers - (via time
> spent on pc etc) and the ability to charge per hour/min etc in a correct /
> efficient manner
> I guess in the end of the day you could use oldfashioned pen and paper - but
> it would be more elegant if there was linux software that would do that -
> similar to the myriad of windows based products.

If all you need is session time I'm sure that wouldn't be hard to do...

ssh username at machine 'last'

will give you a list of the logins and time logged in on a machine

Jason Taylor