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Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

Registered: 2003-12-01

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log for rm actions?

Is there a log for rm actions?

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headhunter

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Registered: 2006-07-18

Posts: 38

Re: log for rm actions?

In your ~/.bash_history there usually is..

Titus

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From: Izmir

Registered: 2006-05-11

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Re: log for rm actions?

this file nearly keeps 500 command, can i cear it? is it dangerous?

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headhunter

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Registered: 2006-07-18

Posts: 38

Re: log for rm actions?

You can safely delete this file. It just saves a log of your previous console commands inside the bash shell.

Titus

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From: Izmir

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Re: log for rm actions?

thanks lot i gonna delete them all now

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Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

Registered: 2003-12-01

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Re: log for rm actions?

hm ... I am sure *someone* has rm'ed a bunch of files, but .bash_history is rather empty in all accounts. Wtf, someone wiped out the history, including doing history -c for not logging this actions.

Arrh. As there is no sign of foreign input from outer space, I must sue my kids. But as they are not root, and no sudoers, I should hand them out the maschine ... I am impressed.

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headhunter

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Registered: 2006-07-18

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Re: log for rm actions?

Hello,

how can this happen? You have groups and users in (L)Unix to prevent this

jaboua

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Registered: 2005-11-05

Posts: 634

Re: log for rm actions?

Hello,

how can this happen? You have groups and users in (L)Unix to prevent this

If they used a livecd they can become root on the livecd, mount the partitions and delete whatever they want... Without even having to delete the history.

Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

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Re: log for rm actions?

how could this happen - I have a dozen ideas how it could. What makes me more curious, is, how could THEY manage it. You know, they are kids, 12 and 14 years old and soccer hooked. They are -- well, seemed to be - no nerds, greyhats etc.

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elasticdog

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From: Washington, USA

Registered: 2005-05-02

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Re: log for rm actions?

Potential drive failure?  Bad sectors or something starting to appear?

syamajala

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Registered: 2005-01-25

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Re: log for rm actions?

lol you got owned by your kid! i do it to my parents all the time <|;-p

Dusty

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Registered: 2004-01-18

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Re: log for rm actions?

You know, they are kids, 12 and 14 years old and soccer hooked. They are -- well, seemed to be - no nerds, greyhats etc.

14 is a good age to start breaking things (16-17 is a good age to start fixing them...). Perhaps they have a nasty little friend that wanted to show off?

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kensai

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Registered: 2005-06-03

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Re: log for rm actions?

lol you got owned by your kid! i do it to my parents all the time <|;-p

LOL, but seriously I think there might be a corruption HDD failing? A dirty shutdown with the powerbutton?

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sh__

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Registered: 2005-07-19

Posts: 272

Re: log for rm actions?

Maybe someone has used a graphical filemanager to remove the files -> no trace left in .bash_history