begin  quoting Neil Schneider as of Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 05:08:07PM -0800:
> 
> Log in as root, and do "history | less". How much of that information
> would you like to have known by the next person logging in as root? In
> the case of a hacked box, if .bash_history exists there can be a lot
> of information that makes it easier to further compromise the system.

Of course, any intruder worth their salt would make sure they left
a misleading command-history in /root/.bash_history...

It is useful, sometimes, in catching junior administrators in lies.

-Stewart "Caught someone covering up their accidents that way once" Stremler
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