Monitoring user activity using acct
Acct is an open source application which helps monitor user activity on a Linux system. It runs in the background and tracks all the activities of the users and also maintains a track of the resources being used.
Getting started
To use the commands of acct, we first need to install the package on our Linux system by using the following command:
apt-get install acct
In case the above method doesn't work properly, we can download the package manually by visiting the link http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/admin/acct.
- After downloading the package, we need to extract it into a directory somewhere, such as on the desktop. ...
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