Check Last Uptime In Linux – How To Check Server Uptime In Linux

How to check last uptime in Linux Ubuntu and how to check server uptime in Linux? On Linux users can check my system uptime; how long has system been running. It will show the amount of time Linux has been up and running.

Check Linux Server Uptime

Use the uptime command with -p argument to show only the running time of the system:

uptime -p

Check Linux Server Starting Time

Use the uptime command with option -s to display the date/time since when the system has been running.

uptime -s

You can also use the last command to find the system reboot time/history. Run the following command to find when the system was last rebooted.

last reboot

The ‘uptime’ command is used to display the current time, the system’s uptime, the number of logged-in users and the current load average.

Whereas the last command searches back through the /var/log/wtmp file (or the file designated by the -f option) and displays a list of all users logged in (and out) since that file was created.

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