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== Related terms == | == Related terms == | ||
* [[AWS Cloudtrail]] | * [[AWS Cloudtrail]] | ||
− | * [[/run]]/pacct_source | + | * <code>[[/run]]/pacct_source</code> |
* [[PAM]] | * [[PAM]] | ||
* [[AAA]] | * [[AAA]] |
Revision as of 12:58, 17 February 2021
acct
package allows to activate process accounting in Linux. Installing acct
package in Ubuntu activates accounting by default.
- Configuration:
/etc/default/acct
- Logs file:
/var/log/account/pacct
Activities
- Install in Ubuntu
acct
accounting package and deactivate it changingACCT_ENABLE="1"
toACCT_ENABLE="0"
in/etc/default/acct
and stopping it/etc/init.d/acct stop
- Activate accounting by executing
accton on
and deactivate it by executingaccton off
and check statusservice 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
- AWS Cloudtrail
/run/pacct_source
- PAM
- AAA
See also
- Audit:
acct
,atop
,tripwire
,AIDE
,auditd
,debsums
, AWS Cloudtrail,logwatch
,logcheck
, Google Santa, Coguard - Password, Password policy, Change password, Password manager,
passwd
, PAM, Password cracking, PasswordAuthentication
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