Make History Append to File at Shutdown
The Problem: I wish to have a file called history.txt. I want this file to only be accessible by root and if possible be in the root directory. This file should be written by a script (see script below). The problem is that while the history file is chmod 777 /root/history.txt the root directory itself is chmod 600 /root/. I put the script detailed below in the /etc/rc6.d directory so it should be running at shutdown. How can I make the script append history to a file in the root directory while still having the root directory be at 600?
My Current Script: history -a /root/history.txt
command-line bash permissions scripts shutdown
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The Problem: I wish to have a file called history.txt. I want this file to only be accessible by root and if possible be in the root directory. This file should be written by a script (see script below). The problem is that while the history file is chmod 777 /root/history.txt the root directory itself is chmod 600 /root/. I put the script detailed below in the /etc/rc6.d directory so it should be running at shutdown. How can I make the script append history to a file in the root directory while still having the root directory be at 600?
My Current Script: history -a /root/history.txt
command-line bash permissions scripts shutdown
asked Jan 1 at 23:07
The JavaPaiThe JavaPai
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What's the error in your current script? (Can't see it btw)
– Xen2050
Jan 2 at 6:38
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The Problem: I wish to have a file called history.txt. I want this file to only be accessible by root and if possible be in the root directory. This file should be written by a script (see script below). The problem is that while the history file is chmod 777 /root/history.txt the root directory itself is chmod 600 /root/. I put the script detailed below in the /etc/rc6.d directory so it should be running at shutdown. How can I make the script append history to a file in the root directory while still having the root directory be at 600?
My Current Script: history -a /root/history.txt
command-line bash permissions scripts shutdown
asked Jan 1 at 23:07
The JavaPaiThe JavaPai
1
The Problem: I wish to have a file called history.txt. I want this file to only be accessible by root and if possible be in the root directory. This file should be written by a script (see script below). The problem is that while the history file is chmod 777 /root/history.txt the root directory itself is chmod 600 /root/. I put the script detailed below in the /etc/rc6.d directory so it should be running at shutdown. How can I make the script append history to a file in the root directory while still having the root directory be at 600?
My Current Script: history -a /root/history.txt
command-line bash permissions scripts shutdown
command-line bash permissions scripts shutdown
asked Jan 1 at 23:07
The JavaPaiThe JavaPai
1
asked Jan 1 at 23:07
The JavaPaiThe JavaPai
1
asked Jan 1 at 23:07
The JavaPaiThe JavaPai
1
asked Jan 1 at 23:07
The JavaPaiThe JavaPai
1
asked Jan 1 at 23:07
The JavaPaiThe JavaPai
1
1
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What's the error in your current script? (Can't see it btw)
– Xen2050
Jan 2 at 6:38
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What's the error in your current script? (Can't see it btw)
– Xen2050
Jan 2 at 6:38
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What's the error in your current script? (Can't see it btw)
– Xen2050
Jan 2 at 6:38
What's the error in your current script? (Can't see it btw)
– Xen2050
Jan 2 at 6:38
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What's the error in your current script? (Can't see it btw)
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Jan 2 at 6:38