On Wednesday 19 December 2012 02:46 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi All > > How to keep track of super user login activities including file modification, > addition, deletion etc when the Administrator hands over the root password to > their colleague while on leave? The direct solution to this perplexing and > recurring issue remains to be solved evern after seeking help from public > forums. The solution is for CENTOS 6.0 and otehr linux flavours.. >
It is not advisable to share the root password with people whose actions you feel the need to track. Use group definitions / sudo to limit define groups/roles and the actions that are allowed for users in those groups. That said, to do overall system auditing, take a look at the auditd daemon. [pdf link] http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/redhat/rhel5-guide-i731.pdf Please read 2.6.2 for auditd -- and the entire document if you want to learn how to properly secure your system. cheers, - steve > with thanks in advance s.mahalingam > > > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
