From 8a54d2189ce1cea68d622ae99d74adab8b97255c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cschantz <admin@server.local>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:39:20 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Remove user history cleaning - only clean root
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User bash histories are now completely skipped. The script only cleans root's bash history.

Changes:
• Removed user history detection and cleaning
• Removed prompt for user history cleaning
• Only root bash history is cleaned (last 50 entries)
• Faster execution, no prompts for user accounts
---
 tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh | 42 ++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh b/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh
index 39a8daa..914b50d 100755
--- a/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh
+++ b/tools/erase-toolkit-traces.sh
@@ -73,46 +73,8 @@ if [ -f ~/.bash_history ]; then
     history -w
 fi
 
-# Clean bash history for all users (optional - skip if only root is used)
-echo "→ Checking user histories..."
-user_count=0
-for user_home in /home/*; do
-    [ -d "$user_home" ] && user_count=$((user_count + 1))
-done
-
-if [ "$user_count" -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "  ✓ No user accounts found (skipped)"
-else
-    echo "  Found $user_count user account(s)"
-    echo ""
-    read -p "  Clean user bash histories too? (y/n) [n]: " clean_users
-
-    if [ "$clean_users" = "y" ] || [ "$clean_users" = "Y" ]; then
-        for user_home in /home/*; do
-            if [ -f "$user_home/.bash_history" ]; then
-                username=$(basename "$user_home")
-                echo "  → Cleaning history for $username..."
-
-                # Remove last 50 lines from user history
-                total_lines=$(wc -l < "$user_home/.bash_history")
-                if [ "$total_lines" -gt 50 ]; then
-                    lines_to_keep=$((total_lines - 50))
-                    head -n "$lines_to_keep" "$user_home/.bash_history" > "$user_home/.bash_history.tmp"
-                    mv "$user_home/.bash_history.tmp" "$user_home/.bash_history"
-                    chown "$username:$username" "$user_home/.bash_history" 2>/dev/null
-                    echo "    ✓ Cleaned (removed last 50 entries)"
-                else
-                    > "$user_home/.bash_history"
-                    chown "$username:$username" "$user_home/.bash_history" 2>/dev/null
-                    echo "    ✓ Cleared (file had < 50 entries)"
-                fi
-            fi
-        done
-    else
-        echo "  ✓ Skipped user histories (only root cleaned)"
-    fi
-fi
-echo ""
+# Skip user bash histories - only clean root
+# (User histories are not touched to avoid affecting normal user operations)
 
 # Clean system logs (pattern-based for logs, not history)
 echo "→ Cleaning system logs..."