Generate the list of users logged into the vCenter server

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This KB has the steps to generate the list of users logged into the vCenter server and export it to a csv file

Environment

• vCenter Server 7.x
• vCenter Server 8.x

Resolution

• Open an SSH session to the vCenter server.
• Run the below command:

        less /var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log | grep -i "auditlogger"

• To export it to a csv file, use the below command:

        less /var/log/vmware/sso/websso.log | grep -i "auditlogger" > /tmp/auditlogger.csv