Unix Tip: Tracking su Activity
One of the things that every Unix systems administrator needs to know to properly manage a Unix system is who else is using the powers of root. Without that knowledge, it is not possible to be confident that the system's configuration will remain stable, that the cause of problems can be tied down to specific actions or who else might be given root access. It's also essential to know who is trying, but failing, to use the root account and who is using another user's account. Since one of the essential rules of any good Unix security policy is that no one knows another user's password, we probably want to know when this policy is being violated. If we can't be sure who is using each login, accountability on our systems in non-existent.
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hi would you please explain everything in detail on these scripting i am a newbie on unix and scripting as well but i would like to learn more and understand every detail.i want to do the same script but using bash.addition
And i will also like to direct the results to my email.