Regarding relying on shell history log when using multiple shells, if your shell is bash, you can use 'shopt -s histappend' to store logs from all shells in the same file.
Dan On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Dan Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > Depending on the typical shell used, logging isn't very good unless your > users are 100% ethical and unsophiscated. :-) > > Reasons: > > 1) Multiple shells = potential issue > 2) User deleting history file = oops, what record? > > If it's important you know the commands run, it's best to use a mechanism > that doesn't solely depend on users' usage, honesty, or ethical practices. > > -Dan > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
