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Introduction
In Linux environments, ensuring security and compliance involves monitoring the activities performed on the system, especially those carried out by users with command line access. The auditd service is a powerful tool designed for this purpose. This blog post will explore how you can use auditd to audit user command history effectively. A: The Linux Audit Daemon, auditd, is a system daemon that intercepts and records security-relevant information based on preconfigured rules. It tracks system calls, file accesses, and commands executed by users, thereby providing a comprehensive audit trail that is vital for forensic analysis and system troubleshooting.