[Cialug] bash_history zero

[Jerry Weida]

Check and make sure that the HISTFILE is not set to /dev/null or something
in your .profile. If it is not set at all in there, then bash should default
to ~/.bash_hsitory. Also, make sure that HISTFILESIZE and HISTSIZE are not
set to 0. HISTFILESIZE will limit how big that file can get, while HISTSIZE
will limit the number of entries in the file. If any of these have been set
in your .profile, then that would be cause for concern as intruders will set
these so that their commands are not logged.

On 10/1/05, Kevin C. Smith <kevin at linuxsmith.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone know why this would happen?
>
> chkrootkit report:
> Warning: `//root/.bash_history' file size is zero
>
> The file time stamp is the same time I rebooted
> the server. Can this happen on reboot? Seems odd.
>
> I can't find any other evidence to compromise, so ..
>
>
> --
> Kevin C. Smith
>
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