Feature #11029
Enable command history in the shell
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Description
Historically we disabled shell command history tracking primarily because embedded/NanoBSD had a read-only filesystem. Those platforms have been deprecated for some time now, so that roadblock is no longer in the way and we could enable command history which would be very convenient for admins who spend any significant amount of time in the shell.
There is a potential security concern if someone types a command with sensitive parameters (e.g. password, API key, etc) and that gets logged in the history file, so there are a couple choices:
1. Make history opt-in, touch a file like ~/.keephistory to enable it (more secure, but less convenient for users)
2. Make history opt-out for those who are concerned
Either way we can also document a method to clear it (history -c; history -S)
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#1
Updated by Jim Pingle 3 months ago
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Applied in changeset ce9d7ba143c968e672abb4265cca19f93d851e7e.
#2
Updated by Jim Pingle 3 months ago
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Went with option 1. Off by default, touch ~/.keephistory to enable. At login, the shell will print a message with instructions to clear the history if needed.
#3
Updated by Viktor Gurov about 2 months ago
Updated by - Status changed from Feedback to Resolved
works as expected on 2.5.0.a.20201130.0650 -
$ touch .keephistory
then I can login and see:
ssh sshuser1@192.168.3.4 Password for sshuser1@pf34.lab.int: Command history storage is enabled. Clear history with: history -c; history -S.
on next login I can check history in '~/.history' or with command 'history'
Allow shell users to enable history. Implements #11029