Re: no .bash_hostory file was found in user home folder

[Chris Davies <chris@roaima.co.uk>]

Muhammad Yousuf Khan <sirtcp@gmail.com> wrote:
> :~$ echo $HISTFILE
> /home/ykhan/.bash_history

> any idea where these history files are.
> actually i need to do some accounting for my users , what they are doing
> actually with time tag set to ON.

These files are of limited value for accounting since the users can
simply edit them. Perhaps you should investigate the kernel's process
accounting subsystem (usermode tools are in package "acct):

  # lastcomm --strict-match --user dmaus --tty pts/4 | head -5
  tty                    dmaus    pts/4      0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:05
  ls                     dmaus    pts/4      0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04
  bash              F    dmaus    pts/4      0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04
  dircolors              dmaus    pts/4      0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04
  bash              F    dmaus    pts/4      0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04

Chris