walker emile walkeremilepbgcgov hello list im new perl gentle im looking quick function routine given list user names system possibly etcpasswd entries 1 obtain users last login date 2 parse append information 5 separate list variables ie group1 group2 etc overall objective check dormant accounts grouping accounts according last dates logged producing report thanks emile walker unsubscribe email beginnersunsubscribeperlorg additional commands email beginnershelpperlorg httplearnperlorg tue 05 aug 2008 101519 0400 need function capture user login statistics