From: "Tomasz Luchowski" <zuntum@lagoon.freebsd.org.pl> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: how to watch the root user? Message-ID: <19990718191602Z1456163-7785%2B20@urania.umcs.lublin.pl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906280024020.254-100000@localhost.cgu.chel.su> References: <37765F16.EA06FF48@ispro.net.tr>
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> using 'sudo' command is smart idea. my friend told me it's not secure. > > Regards, (Наилучшие пожелания) > > Ilia Chipitsine (Илья Шипицин) > > On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, Evren Yurtesen wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I have a system where there are multiple people who knows the root > > password > > I want to keep a track of what other people does after they become root > > user. I have been using .logout file to mail the .history file to myself > > and see the commands processed, but there are ways to pass it. For > > example somebody can delete his history before going out, etc. Also I am > > suspected that somebody is clearing his history with shell builtin > > command "history" is there a way to disable this command? > > > > so is there any reliable way to keep track of root users? (any smart > > ideas?) > > > > Evren I personally think that there is no idea. If you want to track ROOT user, he can look into your $HOME and clear your logs. -- ## zuntum <zuntum@lagoon.freebsd.org.pl> ;; zuntum@IRCnet ## ## Homepage -- http://lagoon.freebsd.org.pl/~zuntum ## ## FreeBSD -- The Powah to Serve -- http://www.FreeBSD.ORG ## To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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