Monitoring user activity using acct

Acct is an open source application which helps in monitoring user activity on a Linux system. It runs in the background and tracks all the activities of the users, and also maintains a track of the resources being used.

Getting ready

To use the acct commands, we first need to install the package on our Linux system by using this command:

    apt-get install acct

In case the preceding method doesn't work properly, we can download the package manually by visiting this link:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/admin/acct

After downloading the package, we need to extract it into a directory somewhere, like we did on the desktop:

Then, move into the directory:

Next run the script to configure...