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Do the users login directly as root or do su -<br />
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To remove the bash history, just do<br />
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rm -f ~/.bash_history<br />
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You can have separate history files based on whatever criteria you come up with (eg: login name, terminal name, IP address etc).<br />
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For example, to have a separate history file based on the tty name, put the following in ~/.bash_profile<br />
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export HISTFILE=$HOME/.bash_histo<wbr />ry-$(tty|s<wbr />ed #/#-#g)<br />

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Do the users login directly as root or do su -

To remove the bash history, just do

rm -f ~/.bash_history

You can have separate history files based on whatever criteria you come up with (eg: login name, terminal name, IP address etc).

For example, to have a separate history file based on the tty name, put the following in ~/.bash_profile

export HISTFILE=$HOME/.bash_history-$(tty|sed #/#-#g)


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Everyone su to root<br />
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What if I just want a separate history file for myself BUT still want the ability to view what other users have done while logged in as root.
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Everyone su to root

What if I just want a separate history file for myself BUT still want the ability to view what other users have done while logged in as root.

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Ou company allows several users access to the root user on our systems. &nbsp;The problem I am havong is they are &quot;experimenting&quot; with commands that I have had to use to correct errors. &nbsp;How can I either 1) prevent logging from specific users or 2) erase the history log. &nbsp;I prefer option 1.<br />

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Ou company allows several users access to the root user on our systems.  The problem I am havong is they are "experimenting" with commands that I have had to use to correct errors.  How can I either 1) prevent logging from specific users or 2) erase the history log.  I prefer option 1.


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