[NTLUG:Discuss] Monitor user's activity

[Chris Cox]

David Ross wrote:
...
> 
> http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/zdv/zriinfo/linux/books/lasg/logging/
> 
> "if you want to log users shell history and otherwise tighten up security I 
> would recommend setting the configuration files in the user’s home directory 
> to immutable using the chattr command, and set the log files (such as 
> .bash_history) to append only. Doing this however opens up some legal issues, 
> so make sure your users are aware they are being logged and have agreed to 
> it, otherwise you could get into trouble."
> 

However, not in the USA.  Realize that everything you do on
a corporation's network belongs to them... everything.  Notifying
the user is a security thing.  It keeps people from doing evil
things (a good thing).  However, you don't have to tell them they are
being monitored.

If you don't want people to see what you are doing... unplug.
However a better strategy is to not do things that you don't
want other people to see.