#752563 [bash] Enable syslogging to a separate option or a package

Package:
bash
Source:
bash
Description:
GNU Bourne Again SHell
Submitter:
Tim Sattarov
Date:
2018-12-14 10:54:06 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#752563#5
Date:
2014-06-24 18:10:36 UTC
From:
To:
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Hello,

I wonder if you can enable syslog feature in bash
i.e. uncomment  line in config-top.h
#define SYSLOG_HISTORY

and make it configurable through a separate config option in ini file or
compile it to a seperate package.

Thanks
Tim

Debian Release: jessie/sid
800 unstable http.us.debian.org
800 unstable deb-multimedia.org
500 stable dl.google.com
1 experimental http.us.debian.org
--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
===========================-+-============
base-files (>= 2.1.12) | 7.3
debianutils (>= 2.15) | 4.4


Recommends (Version) | Installed
===================================-+-================
bash-completion (>= 20060301-0) | 1:2.1-4


Suggests (Version) | Installed
=======================-+-===========
bash-doc |
#752563#12
Date:
2016-03-09 15:12:50 UTC
From:
To:
Is it an option at all or I'd better maintain my own local package with
logging enabled ?

Thanks
Tim
#752563#17
Date:
2018-12-14 05:41:55 UTC
From:
To:
+1 to this request, and related

redhat has sent a patch that makes bash logging configuration via shopt, see

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-bash/2017-01/msg00053.html


also, this person maintains a script which builds bash with syslog
enabled, but also tweaks the log message to send the login user rather
than uid, which stays the same when a user sudo's

https://github.com/Mickaelh51/bash-autoinstaller-active-syslog




On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:10:36 -0400 Tim Sattarov <tumyp@sattaroff.name>  wrote:

 > Package: bash
 > Version: 4.3-7.1
 > Severity: wishlist
 > Tags: security
 > X-Debbugs-CC: secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org
 >
 > --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
 > Hello,
 >
 > I wonder if you can enable syslog feature in bash
 > i.e. uncomment line in config-top.h
 > #define SYSLOG_HISTORY
 >
 > and make it configurable through a separate config option in ini file or
 > compile it to a seperate package.
 >
 > Thanks
 > Tim
 >
 > --- System information. ---
 > Architecture: amd64
 > Kernel: Linux 3.14-1-amd64
 >
 > Debian Release: jessie/sid
 > 800 unstable http.us.debian.org
 > 800 unstable deb-multimedia.org
 > 500 stable dl.google.com
 > 1 experimental http.us.debian.org
 >
 > --- Package information. ---
 > Depends (Version) | Installed
 > ===========================-+-============
 > base-files (>= 2.1.12) | 7.3
 > debianutils (>= 2.15) | 4.4
 >
 >
 > Recommends (Version) | Installed
 > ===================================-+-================
 > bash-completion (>= 20060301-0) | 1:2.1-4
 >
 >
 > Suggests (Version) | Installed
 > =======================-+-===========
 > bash-doc |
#752563#22
Date:
2018-12-14 10:51:12 UTC
From:
To:
On Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:41:55 +1100 Dean Hamstead <dean@fragfest.com.au> wrote:
shopt, see
rather 

Hi,

This patch has been merged upstream in bash 5.0, and enabling it is
just a simple change to the config file which I provided in #901438.
That will allow to optionally enable it at runtime (it's disabled by
default) via shopt.

I have tested it by rebuilding the 5.0-beta2 from experimental with
that change and it does work just fine, so it would be great if it
could be enabled for the next 5.0~ upload.

Thanks!
file or
-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi