/root/.bash_history wiped...

Cheeseboy · Post by **Cheeseboy** » 07 Mar 2008, 13:14

Hi all,

The other day I noticed that root's history was cleared...
As far as I'm aware this has not happened before. I did reboot the Bubba around that time, but I don't think previous boots has cleared the history.
Any reasons why this would happen?

Or has someone been on my machine and tried to cover their tracks?

Thanks in advance,

CheeseBoy

Ubi · Post by **Ubi** » 12 Mar 2008, 08:37

if I would break in to your machine I would never clear the whole history becasue you would notice that. Apart from that there are a number of reasons why this happened. Given only yhe information you supplied it is very difficult to assess what happened. I would not worry to much though. (you *did* change your root password when you received the unit right?!)

Ubi

Cheeseboy · Post by **Cheeseboy** » 12 Mar 2008, 12:55

Hi Ubi,

Thanks for your reply.

I couldn't give much more info as I couldn't really think of anything I did to the machine at the same time.
At first I thought it could be related to a recent /var/yp/make, but having thought it through i realized that was several weeks before the history disapeared...

Yes I have changed my root password :-)

Cheers,

Cheeseboy

Edit:
I meant of cource that I ran make in /var/yp