Can ~/.bash_history file contents of a particular user be treated as authentic source of command executions?

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Issue

  • The user executed some commands and it's required to audit what all commands the user executed.
  • Can ~/.bash_history file contents of a particular user be treated as authentic source of command executed by that user?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4/5/6/7

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