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Feature Request re: syslog and bashhist

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Hi,

Via google I came across the define named

config-top.h:/* #define SYSLOG_HISTORY */

Changing it (manually) to
config-top.h:#define SYSLOG_HISTORY

Adds syslog statements such as:
Aug  9 16:52:55 x064 user:info syslog: HISTORY: PID=262242 UID=0 ls -ltr

Request #1
Add a ./configure variable, e.g., --with-syslog_history

to make the change in the config file with the added benefit that it 
draws attention to
an otherwise dormant feature.

Request #2

At the request of a bash user on AIX I made the following change to make 
the syslog output "standardized" to AIX format for many applications so 
that the output looks like this:

Aug  9 17:30:12 x064 user:info syslog: bash[454682]: UID=0: ls -ltr

Other examples from AIX syslog
Aug 09 18:00:07 x053 daemon:info x053 qlogd[10148]: conn log: Users: 
michael, Source IP: 192.168.129.5, Computer name: study, Connection 
type: SAMBA, Accessed resources: michael/Pictures/desktop.ini, Action: Read
Aug  9 17:00:12 x071 user:info syslog: /etc/ifconfig -a
Aug  9 17:00:22 x071 auth|security:crit su: BAD SU from michael to root 
at /dev/pts/0
Aug  9 17:00:28 x071 auth|security:notice su: from michael to root at 
/dev/pts/0
Aug 09 18:16:19 x053 auth|security:info x053 qlogd[10148]: conn log: 
Users: guest, Source IP: 192.168.129.5, Computer name: study, Connection 
type: SAMBA, Accessed resources: ---, Action: Login OK
Aug  9 17:18:14 x071 mail:info pop3d[9044156]: Moved 14080 bytes of new 
mail to /home/michael/mbox from /var/spool/mail/michael host= 
x005.home.local [192.168.129.5]
Aug  9 17:18:14 x071 mail:info pop3d[9044156]: Auth user=michael 
host=x005.home.local [192.168.129.5] nmsgs=11/11
Aug  9 17:18:17 x071 mail:info pop3d[9044156]: Logout user=michael 
host=x005.home.local [192.168.129.5] nmsgs=0 ndele=11


Note that WHEN a pid is included it is prefixed by the commandname and 
enclosed between [].

Sincerely,
Michael

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