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- README for ttysnoop 0.12c (alpha) -- 21-03-96
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- [ Version 0.12c is a bugfix release for 0.12. It mainly addresses the
- lingering utmp-entries bug that caused users to "remain online" when
- doing a 'w' or 'who' command. Apart from a few other minor cleanups,
- this version is identical to v0.12. ]
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- This is version 0.12 of ttysnoop for Linux. It introduces one new feature
- and now also has support for shadow passwords. (Thanx to those who mailed
- me the patches)
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- The package allows you to snoop on login tty's through another tty-device
- or pseudo-tty. The snoop-tty becomes a 'clone' of the original tty,
- redirecting both input and output from/to it.
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- To install, untar the archive, customize Makefile and config.h and type
- 'make'. If all goes well, type 'make install' next and copy the example
- snooptab.dist file to /etc/snooptab. Edit this new copy and tell your
- getty/telnetd to execute /sbin/ttysnoops as the login program (instead of
- /bin/login). You should then be able to snoop upon the tty's listed in
- /etc/snooptab whevener a user logs in on them.
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- Mail any bug-reports/patches/comments to carl@miskatonic.inbe.net (preferred)
- or carl@miskatonic.nfe.be.
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- History log:
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- From v0.11 onwards, user authentication is performed via a password prompt
- whenever snooping is done through a pty.
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- From v0.12 onwards, the ttysnoop client supports a suspend/resume key
- (default ctrl-\) which suspends/resumes snooping when it is pressed. Might
- come in handy when snooping rz/sz sessions. ;)
-
- Carl Declerck.
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