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Re: Monitoring tools to use on an account



On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:53:40 +0100, AG wrote:

> I'm facing a bit of a delicate issue: I have created an account on my
> machine for someone staying with us, and I have strong suspicions that
> he is engaging in on-line behaviour that he is not supposed to be doing.
> 
> Can anyone recommend a tool thatb I can install, that can monitor his
> on-line activity - specifically sites he visits and how much time he
> spends on them? 

(...) 

If he has nothing to hide, all the steps will be tracked by the browser 
history and cache files. Also, "/tmp" is a good bucket for holding 
"shared secrets" (recent files, etc...).

> A key logger might also be useful to monitor his
> activities.

There is one for 32-bits systems. "Lkl" is in the repos, though I've not 
tested.

...

Mmm, I am thinking about launching a VNC session (remote desktop) so you 
can see the user's desktop activities at real time (smiliar to what 
remote support operators do with their users/customers).

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón


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