command history log???

granny · 02-11-2003, 03:09 PM

Is there a command history log for all users? Basically I want to find out what commands users are issuing, similiarly as if I were to type in history in my shell, it would show me my last x commands. I want a way that if I am root, I can view others histories as well. Thanks for the help!

Mara · 02-11-2003, 03:18 PM

When you're root, you can view all the history files. As far as I know there's no single command to do this.

acid_kewpie · 02-11-2003, 03:18 PM

look at /home/username/.bash_history, assuming they're using bash

granny · 02-11-2003, 04:03 PM

yeah, I knew that. Just looking for an easier way without having to write a script that parses everyone's home dir. Thanks for the response though. It is appreciated