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<code>acct</code> package allows to activate [[process accounting]] in Linux. Installing <code>acct</code> package in Ubuntu activates accounting by default.
 
<code>acct</code> package allows to activate [[process accounting]] in Linux. Installing <code>acct</code> package in Ubuntu activates accounting by default.
  
  
* Configuration: <code>/etc/default/acct</code>
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* Configuration file: <code>[[/etc/default/acct]]</code>
* Logs file: <code>/var/log/account/pacct</code>
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* Logs file: <code>[[/var/log/account/pacct]]</code>
  
  
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== Related terms ==
 
== Related terms ==
 
* [[AWS Cloudtrail]]
 
* [[AWS Cloudtrail]]
* [[/run]]/pacct_source
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* <code>[[/run]]/pacct_source</code>
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* [[PAM]]
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* [[AAA]]
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* [[Hardenize]]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* {{audit}}
 
* {{audit}}
* {{performance}}
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* {{AAA}}
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* {{history}}
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* {{passwords}}
  
 
{{CC license}}
 
{{CC license}}

Latest revision as of 15:17, 10 July 2024

acct package allows to activate process accounting in Linux. Installing acct package in Ubuntu activates accounting by default.



Activities[edit]

  1. Install in Ubuntu acct accounting package and deactivate it changing ACCT_ENABLE="1" to ACCT_ENABLE="0" in /etc/default/acct and stopping it /etc/init.d/acct stop
  2. Activate accounting by executing accton on and deactivate it by executing accton off and check status service acct status
grep -w acct /var/log/syslog
Jul 29 14:22:00 machine-name acct[23114]: Turning on process accounting, file set to '/var/log/account/pacct'.
Jul 29 14:22:00 machine-name acct[23114]:  * Done.
Jul 29 15:02:15 machine-name acct[12629]: Turning off process accounting.
Jul 29 15:02:15 machine-name acct[12629]:  * Done.


Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

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