In Linux, is there a way of seeing which user updated a file?

Question

Does Linux record who last changed a file (rather than created it)? If so, how do I find this out? If not, is there some way of monitoring file(s)?

Answer 1

See who made changes to a file

Answer 2

Generally, no. I've never tried it, but if you want to track users accessing particular file, you can take a look at audit

Answer 3

No, there's no record keeping of who modified which file.

To give you an idea, you might check the logs to see who was logged in at that time, and under ideal circumstances, history files can examined.