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>Process accounting is the method of recording and summarizing
commands executed on Linux. The modern Linux kernel is capable of keeping
process accounting records for the commands being run, the user who executed
the command, the CPU time, and much more. </P
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>Process accounting enables you to keep detailed accounting
information for the system resources used, their allocation among users, and
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