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Old 09-06-2007, 07:50 AM   #1
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Smile Tracking all changes to user accounts


How do I see all user accounts that has been created and if so when there writes where changed and who changed it.
I have a Red Hat 9 box
 
Old 09-06-2007, 04:39 PM   #2
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Creation (useradd) is logged to whatever syslog logs to (also check logrotate: syslog retention). Changes I don't think are logged and certainly not who changed it (changing implies one has root rights).

Your distribution release is obsolete. Didn't you read the EOL notes years ago? It's unsafe.

If you want a "better" commandline audit trail, wrap what any logged on user does in Rootsh or Sudosh. Or patch kernel with GRSecurity in verbose logging mode (execs) or patch kernel with any other exec logging kernel patch. Rootsh or Sudosh is less invasive, needs less configuring and should suit your needs.
 
  


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