HOW TO MONITOR USER ACTIVITY IN LINUX WITH ACCT | Linux Today

HOW TO MONITOR USER ACTIVITY IN LINUX WITH ACCT

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Ruwantha Nissanka
Dec 30, 2020

Acct is an open source application that we can use to keep an eye on user activity in Linux. This tool comes with the functionality of running in the background and tracking user activity. It also reports what are the system resources are being consumed by the users. In this guide, we will see how to install and use this tool.

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Ruwantha Nissanka

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