History not working in root user

[Jestin John Chacko]

Dear,

For me history command is not working for the root user,in the default shell.but in keysh shell its working,for all other users its working properly.i am working with rx series itanium servers(11iv23 os)

1> how can i enable history?

2> which files i have to modify for the same?

[likid0]

just add to you root .profile

something like:

HISTFILE=/.sh_history
export HISTFILE

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

Hi,

I'm using this settings.

1, root home directory = .profile

2,
export PS1=`hostname`:'$PWD>'
export HISTFILE=./.sh_history
export HISTSIZE=2048

mikap

[Ganesan R]

Hi,

Does history file(/.sh_history) exist?
#ll /.sh_history

What is the output of #echo $HISTFILE?

root user .profile should contain this.
# grep HISTFILE /.profile
HISTFILE=/.sh_history
export HISTFILE PS1
#

[Jestin John Chacko]

Dear,

# ll .sh_history
-rw------- 1 root sys 1042 Sep 18 2008 .sh_history
# cat .sh_history
vgimport -v -m /tmp/vg02.map vg02 /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t0d1 /dev/rdsk/c4t0d2 /dev/rdsk/c4t0d3 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d1 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d2 /dev/rdsk/c6t0d3
xpinfo -i
ioscan
insf
insf -e
vgimport -v -m /tmp/vg02.map vg02 /dev/dsk/c4t0d0 /dev/dsk/c4t0d1 /dev/dsk/c4t0d2 /dev/dsk/c4t0d3 /dev/dsk/c6t0d0 /dev/dsk/c6t0d1 /dev/dsk/c6t0d2 /dev/dsk/c6t0d3
vgchange -a y vg02
vgdisplay -v vg02
vgdisplay -v vg02 |more
fsck -y /dev/vg02/u03
horcmstart.sh 01
export HORCMINST=01
pairdisplay -g wgw1 -l
pairsplit =g wgw1 -swapps
pairmodify
pairsplit -g wgw1
pairdisplay -g wgw1
pairsplit -help
pairdisplay -g wgw1 l
pairresync -g wgw1 -swaps
pairdisplay -g wgw1
pairsplit -g wgw1 -l
pairdisplay -g wgw1
mount /dev/vg02/u03 /u03
fsck -y /dev/vg02/u03
fsck -y /dev/vg02/u04
mount /dev/vg02/u03 /u03
mount /dev/vg02/u03 /u04
mount /dev/vg02/u04 /u04
bdf
bdf
bdf
umount /u03
umount /u04
bdf
pairdisplay -g wgw1
export HORINST=01
pairdisplay -g wgw1
bdf
shutdown -hy 0
# history
sh: fc: Cannot access or open the history file.
#


this is the problem i am facing

[Ganesan R]

Hi,

Look at the time stamp of .sh_history file.
It is last modified on sept 18 2008.

# ll .sh_history
-rw------- 1 root sys 1042 Sep 18 2008 .sh_history


So some modifications has been done on root's .profile which is pointing to some other history file.

Could you provide the following outputs?

#echo $HISTFILE
#grep HISTFILE /.profile

[Jestin John Chacko]

Dear,

the output of the above script is
# grep HISTFILE /.profile --->no o/p for this
# echo $HISTFILE
sh: HISTFILE: Parameter not setutput of the above files

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

Hi Jestin,

i have one question, how do you log to the system, directly as root or you as some other user and them you make su - ( or just only su ??? )

mikap

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1 · Accepted solution]

Jestin,

remove your .sh_history file it could be corrupted.

# echo $SHELL

if /sbin/sh then

# HISTFILE=/.sh_history
# HISTSIZE=2048
# EDITOR=vi
# export HISTFILE HISTSIZE EDITOR

check if the new sh_history is updated.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Jestin John Chacko]

Dear Robert ,

Thanks for your help the actual problem was the one you mentioned thanks a lot.