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Old 08-28-2009
Tracking user access

Hi,

An important file in my solaris server has been deleted.
Is there any way that i can find out when was that file deleted and what user account was used to delete the file..
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Old 08-28-2009
Short answer - no.

If the file is important keep an online back of it - copy it periodically to a 'safe'
directory with a cron job. If your users have elevated privileges you cannot stop then from deleting files - a big security risk.
 
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