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# Playbook for User Deleting Bash History - Cloud

# Playbook for User Deleting Bash History - Cloud {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

This playbook provides systematic remediation steps to investigate incidents that indicate if someone was trying to remove the bash history (.bash_history) file from a Linux server.  
Note:  
You need to mitigate this alert cautiously, as this alerts gets rarely triggered and it potentially indicates an insider threat.
* **[Set up the User Deleting Bash History playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/krn55aOH2N8Jih3rdXTmrw)**   
  Use the following steps to set up the User Deleting Bash History playbook.
* **[Use the User Deleting Bash History playbook](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/~JNlR~MHT4TQW80Fx52gXw)**   
  Use this playbook to investigate incidents that indicate if someone was trying to remove the bash history file from a Linux server. The following steps give you a walkthrough of the actions, tasks, and subflows that are available in the User Deleting the Bash History (.bash_history) playbook.