File access count in Linux
Is there a way how to effectively determine the number of accesses to a specific file and the process which accessed it without storing the access info by a 3rd party software? I'm looking for something built in inside the linux-based operating systems. The date of the last change is pretty obvious but I need information at least on how many times it was accessed since the creation of the file.
Can anyone shed some light on this file accessing information? Is it stored somewhere?
linux file filesystems file-access
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Is there a way how to effectively determine the number of accesses to a specific file and the process which accessed it without storing the access info by a 3rd party software? I'm looking for something built in inside the linux-based operating systems. The date of the last change is pretty obvious but I need information at least on how many times it was accessed since the creation of the file.
Can anyone shed some light on this file accessing information? Is it stored somewhere?
linux file filesystems file-access
edited Jun 9 '13 at 14:01
kirelagin
9,91112944
asked Jun 9 '13 at 13:16
DropoutDropout
8,71193383
add a comment |
Is there a way how to effectively determine the number of accesses to a specific file and the process which accessed it without storing the access info by a 3rd party software? I'm looking for something built in inside the linux-based operating systems. The date of the last change is pretty obvious but I need information at least on how many times it was accessed since the creation of the file.
Can anyone shed some light on this file accessing information? Is it stored somewhere?
linux file filesystems file-access
edited Jun 9 '13 at 14:01
kirelagin
9,91112944
asked Jun 9 '13 at 13:16
DropoutDropout
8,71193383
Is there a way how to effectively determine the number of accesses to a specific file and the process which accessed it without storing the access info by a 3rd party software? I'm looking for something built in inside the linux-based operating systems. The date of the last change is pretty obvious but I need information at least on how many times it was accessed since the creation of the file.
Can anyone shed some light on this file accessing information? Is it stored somewhere?
linux file filesystems file-access
linux file filesystems file-access
edited Jun 9 '13 at 14:01
kirelagin
9,91112944
asked Jun 9 '13 at 13:16
DropoutDropout
8,71193383
edited Jun 9 '13 at 14:01
kirelagin
9,91112944
asked Jun 9 '13 at 13:16
DropoutDropout
8,71193383
edited Jun 9 '13 at 14:01
kirelagin
9,91112944
edited Jun 9 '13 at 14:01
kirelagin
9,91112944
edited Jun 9 '13 at 14:01
kirelagin
9,91112944
9,91112944
asked Jun 9 '13 at 13:16
DropoutDropout
8,71193383
asked Jun 9 '13 at 13:16
DropoutDropout
8,71193383
asked Jun 9 '13 at 13:16
DropoutDropout
8,71193383
8,71193383
add a comment |
add a comment |
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No, it is not stored. That would be a very odd feature.
You can monitor access to a file and count what you need yourself.
- You can write your own program doing this with
inotify. Here is a rather nice introduction. - Another option is using Linux audit subsystem. This way you'll set up rules telling the kernel which files are you interrested in, and later you'll be able to check logs to get whichever statistics you need. Here is a short tutorial.
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
Thanks, I thought so, but I had to make sure :) I need to use it in a software I'm developing, so I'll probably implement this whole feature to it. Cheers!
– Dropout
Jun 9 '13 at 14:41
No new answers so far.. I'll designate this as an correct answer soon if nobody comes up with anything else, ok?
– Dropout
Jun 11 '13 at 8:34
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No, it is not stored. That would be a very odd feature.
You can monitor access to a file and count what you need yourself.
- You can write your own program doing this with
inotify. Here is a rather nice introduction. - Another option is using Linux audit subsystem. This way you'll set up rules telling the kernel which files are you interrested in, and later you'll be able to check logs to get whichever statistics you need. Here is a short tutorial.
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
Thanks, I thought so, but I had to make sure :) I need to use it in a software I'm developing, so I'll probably implement this whole feature to it. Cheers!
– Dropout
Jun 9 '13 at 14:41
No new answers so far.. I'll designate this as an correct answer soon if nobody comes up with anything else, ok?
– Dropout
Jun 11 '13 at 8:34
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No, it is not stored. That would be a very odd feature.
You can monitor access to a file and count what you need yourself.
- You can write your own program doing this with
inotify. Here is a rather nice introduction. - Another option is using Linux audit subsystem. This way you'll set up rules telling the kernel which files are you interrested in, and later you'll be able to check logs to get whichever statistics you need. Here is a short tutorial.
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
Thanks, I thought so, but I had to make sure :) I need to use it in a software I'm developing, so I'll probably implement this whole feature to it. Cheers!
– Dropout
Jun 9 '13 at 14:41
No new answers so far.. I'll designate this as an correct answer soon if nobody comes up with anything else, ok?
– Dropout
Jun 11 '13 at 8:34
add a comment |
No, it is not stored. That would be a very odd feature.
You can monitor access to a file and count what you need yourself.
- You can write your own program doing this with
inotify. Here is a rather nice introduction. - Another option is using Linux audit subsystem. This way you'll set up rules telling the kernel which files are you interrested in, and later you'll be able to check logs to get whichever statistics you need. Here is a short tutorial.
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
No, it is not stored. That would be a very odd feature.
You can monitor access to a file and count what you need yourself.
- You can write your own program doing this with
inotify. Here is a rather nice introduction. - Another option is using Linux audit subsystem. This way you'll set up rules telling the kernel which files are you interrested in, and later you'll be able to check logs to get whichever statistics you need. Here is a short tutorial.
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
answered Jun 9 '13 at 14:09
kirelaginkirelagin
9,91112944
9,91112944
Thanks, I thought so, but I had to make sure :) I need to use it in a software I'm developing, so I'll probably implement this whole feature to it. Cheers!
– Dropout
Jun 9 '13 at 14:41
No new answers so far.. I'll designate this as an correct answer soon if nobody comes up with anything else, ok?
– Dropout
Jun 11 '13 at 8:34
add a comment |
Thanks, I thought so, but I had to make sure :) I need to use it in a software I'm developing, so I'll probably implement this whole feature to it. Cheers!
– Dropout
Jun 9 '13 at 14:41
No new answers so far.. I'll designate this as an correct answer soon if nobody comes up with anything else, ok?
– Dropout
Jun 11 '13 at 8:34
Thanks, I thought so, but I had to make sure :) I need to use it in a software I'm developing, so I'll probably implement this whole feature to it. Cheers!
– Dropout
Jun 9 '13 at 14:41
Thanks, I thought so, but I had to make sure :) I need to use it in a software I'm developing, so I'll probably implement this whole feature to it. Cheers!
– Dropout
Jun 9 '13 at 14:41
No new answers so far.. I'll designate this as an correct answer soon if nobody comes up with anything else, ok?
– Dropout
Jun 11 '13 at 8:34
No new answers so far.. I'll designate this as an correct answer soon if nobody comes up with anything else, ok?
– Dropout
Jun 11 '13 at 8:34
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