username Optional. Required for detailed information about a user. Specify the user login name. For information about a user on your local system, do not include the @hostname. For information about a user on a remote system, include the host name (username@hostname). @hostname Optional. Required for information about users on a remote system. For information about a specific user on a remote host, include the user name with the host name (username@hostname). For information about all users on the remote host, specify the host name only (@hostname). Omit the host name to display information about users on your local host.