sudosh(1) - Linux man page

Name

sudosh - works like a VCR and records shell sessions.

Synopsis

sudosh [OPTION]...

Description

sudosh can be used as a default login shell or as a filter. sudosh takes advantage of pty devices in order to sit between the user's keyboard and a program, in this case a shell. It was designed specifically to be used in conjunction with sudo(8) and allows execution of a shell with logging. It is basically a VCR and will record shell sessions and also has the ability to play back the sessions as they were originally recorded. It records all input/output, keyboard input, and timing information so that the session acn be played back in the original format.

Options

-h: display help synopsis and exit.
-i: initialize LOGDIR
-v: show version information and exit.

Environment

SHELL: This shell will be used with sudosh is executed. The shell must be listed in /etc/shells. If the shell specified isn't listed in /etc/shells the invoking user's login shell from /etc/passwd will be used instead.
AIX is different. The SHELL is set and executed by setpenv() which reads the user's attributes from /etc/passwd.

Bugs

sudosh is difficult to pronounce.

Examples

Initialize the logging directory which will create LOGDIR if it doesn't exist and set the correct, secure permissions.

$ sudo
sudosh -i

Record your own session as yourself.

$ sudosh

Obtain a root shell and record it.

$ sudo sudosh

$ sudo -u oracle sudosh

View recorded sessions. See also sudosh-replay(8)

# sudosh-replay

Author

Douglas Richard Hanks, Jr. <dhanks@gmail.com>