Rootsh version 1.5.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Sunday the 22nd of November, 2009

    version 1.5.3

      View the most recent changes for the rootsh port at: rootsh.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for rootsh.
      The raw portfile for rootsh 1.5.3 is located here:
      http://rootsh.darwinports.com/dports/shells/rootsh/Portfile
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      The rootsh Portfile 53026 2009-06-28 10:26:21Z toby macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: rootsh
      Version: 1.5.3
      Category: shells
      Maintainers: toby
      Description: logging wrapper for shells
      Long Description: Rootsh is a wrapper for shells which logs all echoed keystrokes and terminal output to a file and/or to syslog. Its main purpose is the auditing of users who need a shell with root privileges. They start rootsh through the sudo mechanism.
      Homepage: http://rootsh.sourceforge.net/
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: sourceforge
      Checksums: md5 af62e6140338c9b2e8e8f6e828fda1ac sha1 fa0049002b853a3d18b567dd60e4e714f9db2222 rmd160 1e5083c37a89b7c00606b4ca7367b90bc4ad58cb

      Patch Files: patch-Makefile.in patch-configure patch-src__Makefile.in patch-src__rootsh.c

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/rootsh
      % sudo port install rootsh
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching rootsh
      ---> Verifying checksum for rootsh
      ---> Extracting rootsh
      ---> Configuring rootsh
      ---> Building rootsh with target all
      ---> Staging rootsh into destroot
      ---> Installing rootsh
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using rootsh with these commands:
      %  man rootsh
      % apropos rootsh
      % which rootsh
      % locate rootsh

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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