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Telnet command execution history

I would like to know how I can review the commands executed by a user who has connected to my system via Telnet.

Thanks in advance.

Just view their .bash_history file if that is the shell their using.

On a side note, you should be using ssh instead of telnet, telnet is very insecure. Just a thought.

suppose the user is not physically located nearby for me to check his .bash_history, then how do i go about checking the commands he executed on my machine? If I use ssh also, how can I find out what all commands he executed in on my machine?

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Originally posted by deadCenter
suppose the user is not physically located nearby for me to check his .bash_history, then how do i go about checking the commands he executed on my machine? If I use ssh also, how can I find out what all commands he executed in on my machine?

AFAIK it should still be logged in the .bash_history file. If they are using a valid bash shell thru telnet, ssh, etc, and .bash_history is enabled in which I do believe Redhat is default with it enabled, then it's all being logged there, like I mentioned before.