ConvertFrom-AixLastlog

A PowerShell script that imports an AIX lastlog file and converts it into a PowerShell object

Why?

The AIX lastlog file, which can be found at /etc/security/lastlog is in a non-standard format that can't be used without conversion. In addition, the timestamps are presented in Unix time and must be converted. Using this script, you can easily convert to other formats, such as JSON or CSV. You are also easily able iterate through it and convert the Unix timestamps.

Examples

Set a variable with the imported file

$lastlog = .\ConvertFrom-AixLastlog.ps1 -InputObject .\lastlog

Convert to JSON and save

Get-ChildItem -Path $env:TEMP\lastlog | .\ConvertFrom-AixLastlog.ps1 | ConvertTo-Json | OutFile .\lastlog.json

To-do

• Convert project to a module
• Add Unix time conversion function