Re: [gentoo-user] Questions about History file

[covici@ccs.covici.com]

Bruce Hill <daddy@happypenguincomputers.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 08, 2014 at 07:10:10AM -0500, Tanstaafl wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I routinely am logged into a server with multiple consoles (I log in 
> > with one (the same) regular user, then su - to root).
> > 
> > This morning I tried to grep roots .bash_history for a command I ran 
> > some time ago, and it wasn't there. I know I ran it, so I'd like to 
> > configure my bash history so this doesn't happen again.
> > 
> > Thinking about it a bit, the first issue I see is... when I am running 
> > multiple consoles, each one having been started by first logging in as 
> > my normal user, then su - to root, how does this affect the 
> > .bash_history file? It seems like there would be a collision of some 
> > kind, maybe result in the last one to log out 'winning' (that 
> > .bash_history is the one that is saved/stored) or something?
> > 
> > Maybe... would it be possible to use different regular users, then when 
> > each one does the su - to root, have it create a separate .bash_history 
> > file based on the original username? That would be perfect.
> > 
> > I was also considering something like setting HISTSIZE=###, then adding 
> > something to the logrotate.conf file to start rotating the history file, 
> > so I don't lose anything - but I'm not sure if that would even work.
> > 
> > So, I'm interested in how others do this... especially on a system that 
> > has multiple users managing it.
> > 
> > Thx... Charles
> 
> Long ago living in a country far away on computers long since abandoned, some
> friendly sysadmin helped me set this up. For quite some time this has been on
> my "TO-DO" wishlist, so your query caused me to search the internet:
> 
> http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/088
> 
> Hope this helps you and I both append our history for all open terminals.


Thanks, I thought history was always appended,but now I know.

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