Muhammad Yousuf Khan <sir...@gmail.com> wrote: > :~$ echo $HISTFILE > /home/ykhan/.bash_history
> any idea where these history files are. > actually i need to do some accounting for my users , what they are doing > actually with time tag set to ON. These files are of limited value for accounting since the users can simply edit them. Perhaps you should investigate the kernel's process accounting subsystem (usermode tools are in package "acct): # lastcomm --strict-match --user dmaus --tty pts/4 | head -5 tty dmaus pts/4 0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:05 ls dmaus pts/4 0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04 bash F dmaus pts/4 0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04 dircolors dmaus pts/4 0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04 bash F dmaus pts/4 0.00 secs Mon Oct 21 16:04 Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/9lsfjaxrjg....@news.roaima.co.uk
