Screen doesn't need to be networked. It is a terminal multiplexer with lots of options; one being logging.
The conference just introduced me to the tool and an example usage. Soon as I mentioned it at work, there were multiple people saying, I've used it in the past and didn't know it was ported to Linux. On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 4:52 AM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/22/2016 6:41 PM, Larry Brigman wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Richard Owlett <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> ..... > >> > >> Is there a standard log file that will record *ALL* operator > >> "GUI" *OR* "command line" actions *AND* the system's response? > >> > >> I've the time but am short on test procedure design skills. > >> > > > > The closest thing to your request that is standard would be enabling > > auditd on your system. > > It won't capture the responses but will capture the command line > operations. > > https://packages.debian.org/jessie/auditd pointed to > http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/ > That link led in many directions. As its motivation is logging > for security concerns such as intrusion detection, it is > overkill. I'm still looking for appropriate introductory > material. One blog under the heading "Auditing goals" lists one > as "Record commands used by individual users". Its example was > not relevant but did demonstrate my goal is reasonable. > > The little I've read so far gives hints of how to better define > my goals. > First I need a cup of coffee ;/ > > > > > To capture both command line and responses you will need a recorder of > some > > type. The simplest that is included by default is script. That normally > > requires an invocation on the command line but I guess it could be > started > > from a login. > > I've used script. It's not a good fit. > > > > > Something I learned from a conference. The Chicago Mercitile Exchange > > requires everyone working on production machines to login through a set > of > > bastion host machines. These > > are the only ones that can reach the production machines. They are > > configured to run 'screen' to capture everyone session. This is only for > > ssh access though. > > My universe consists of a single laptop intentionally isolated > from any network. > > Thank you. > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
