Zsh Mailing List Archive Messages sorted by: Reverse Date, Date, Thread, Author

Re: HOW do i..

X-seq: zsh-users 3578
From: Thomas Köhler <jean-luc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: HOW do i..
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 17:08:28 +0100
In-reply-to: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012271057330.20973-100000@xxxxxxxxx>; from tmd@xxxxxxxxx on Wed, Dec 27, 2000 at 11:01:36AM -0500
Mail-followup-to: Thomas Köhler <jean-luc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, zsh-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mailing-list: contact zsh-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; run by ezmlm
References: <000001c06fd7$1134f930$21c9ca95@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012271057330.20973-100000@xxxxxxxxx>

On Wed, Dec 27, 2000 at 11:01:36AM -0500,
Vlad <tmd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I suspect, you want
> > 
> > - get log of all user activity
> > - prevent user from modifying this log
> > 
> > This can't be done, sorry. To save history entries in a file, this file should
> > be user-writable. It does not matter, whom this file belongs to. History file
> > is written (if at all) after every command. It means, user can edit it at any
> > time and remove any entries. This applies to any logging.
> 
> is there a way to simultaneously log user's activity under root? 

You can always spy his tty.

There's even tools for that out there, search freshmeat and such...

CU,
Thomas

-- 
 Thomas Köhler Email:   jean-luc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     | LCARS - Linux
     <><        WWW:     http://jeanluc-picard.de      | for Computers
                IRC:             jeanluc               | on All Real
               PGP public key available from Homepage! | Starships

Attachment: pgpna6ir4nyCa.pgp
Description: PGP signature

References:
- RE: HOW do i..
  - From: Andrej Borsenkow
- RE: HOW do i..
  - From: Vlad

Messages sorted by: Reverse Date, Date, Thread, Author