Linux ADM group

Members of the adm group are able to read all logs stored in /var/log.

ADM or administration group

Users in the adm group have read permissions on all logs in /var/log. This could allow them to access sensitive information such as passwords, error messages, and system activity. This could lead to finding credentials or other sensitive information.

$ id
uid=1002(auser) gid=1002(auser) groups=1002(auser),4(adm)

Aureport

Aureport is a command-line utility which can be used to create reports from audit log files stored in /var/log/audit/. It can create crypto reports or reports from tty keystrokes.

In Linux, TTY (TeleTypewriter) refers to a text-based interface that allows you to interact with the system, aureport can log TTY using the --tty flag.

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