Re: user History File.
On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 01:52:25PM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> Thanks Alot for your input Tomas.
>
> I don't know exactly what your problem is, but take into account that bash
> > only appends its (in-memory) history to .bash_history at exit (so while
> > the shell is active you won't see any changes)
>
>
> Actually i never worked on multi user environment. this is the first time
> that i am dealing with multiple users. i want to monitor what hey are
> doing. so i thought history is the best option to do.but when i try to scan
> their history i see nothing. so my Question is why i can not see any thing
> new in their history file.
> so how can i track user activity.
There is the ttysnoop package, but I strongly advise consulting
with a knowledgeable local lawyer before using it. If your laws
protect privacy at all, using it on a user without their
explicit consent is likely to be a crime.
-dsr-
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