To apply this to a _clean_ bash-2.03 tree you do

  cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/bash-2.03
  patch -p0 < filename

by: Antonomasia <ant@notatla.demon.co.uk>

                  ---- cut here ---

*** ./lib/readline/history.c.ORIG	Mon Jan  1 00:53:55 2001
--- ./lib/readline/history.c	Mon Jan  1 02:03:54 2001
***************
*** 30,35 ****
--- 30,36 ----
  #endif
  
  #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <syslog.h>
  
  #if defined (HAVE_STDLIB_H)
  #  include <stdlib.h>
***************
*** 216,225 ****
  /* Place STRING at the end of the history list.  The data field
     is  set to NULL. */
  void
! add_history (string)
       char *string;
  {
    HIST_ENTRY *temp;
  
    if (history_stifled && (history_length == max_input_history))
      {
--- 217,241 ----
  /* Place STRING at the end of the history list.  The data field
     is  set to NULL. */
  void
! add_history (string, logme)
       char *string;
+      int logme;  /* 0 means no sending history to syslog */
  {
    HIST_ENTRY *temp;
+ 
+     if (logme) {
+         if (strlen(string)<600) {
+             syslog(LOG_LOCAL5 | LOG_INFO, "HISTORY: PID=%d UID=%d %s",
+                               getpid(), getuid(), string);
+         } else {
+             char trunc[600];
+     
+             strncpy(trunc,string,sizeof(trunc));
+             trunc[sizeof(trunc)-1]='\0';
+             syslog(LOG_LOCAL5, LOG_INFO, "HISTORY: PID=%d UID=%d %s(++TRUNC)",
+                               getpid(), getuid(), trunc);
+         }
+     }
  
    if (history_stifled && (history_length == max_input_history))
      {

*** ./lib/readline/histfile.c.ORIG	Mon Jan  1 01:02:58 2001
--- ./lib/readline/histfile.c	Mon Jan  1 01:05:25 2001
***************
*** 200,206 ****
  	buffer[line_end] = '\0';
  
  	if (buffer[line_start])
! 	  add_history (buffer + line_start);
  
  	current_line++;
  
--- 200,207 ----
  	buffer[line_end] = '\0';
  
  	if (buffer[line_start])
!           /* Ant: new 2nd arg means skip syslog */
! 	  add_history (buffer + line_start, 0);
  
  	current_line++;
  

*** ./lib/readline/histexpand.c.ORIG	Mon Jan  1 01:03:20 2001
--- ./lib/readline/histexpand.c	Mon Jan  1 01:04:23 2001
***************
*** 1040,1046 ****
  
    if (only_printing)
      {
!       add_history (result);
        return (2);
      }
  
--- 1040,1046 ----
  
    if (only_printing)
      {
!       add_history (result, 1);  /*  Ant: new 2nd argument means do syslog */
        return (2);
      }
  

*** ./lib/readline/history.h.ORIG	Mon Jan  1 01:13:54 2001
--- ./lib/readline/history.h	Mon Jan  1 01:14:42 2001
***************
*** 80,86 ****
  
  /* Place STRING at the end of the history list.
     The associated data field (if any) is set to NULL. */
! extern void add_history __P((char *));
  
  /* A reasonably useless function, only here for completeness.  WHICH
     is the magic number that tells us which element to delete.  The
--- 80,86 ----
  
  /* Place STRING at the end of the history list.
     The associated data field (if any) is set to NULL. */
! extern void add_history __P((char *, int));  /* Ant added arg */
  
  /* A reasonably useless function, only here for completeness.  WHICH
     is the magic number that tells us which element to delete.  The

*** ./bashhist.c.ORIG	Mon Jan  1 01:15:51 2001
--- ./bashhist.c	Mon Jan  1 01:16:53 2001
***************
*** 565,571 ****
    if (add_it)
      {
        hist_last_line_added = 1;
!       add_history (line);
        history_lines_this_session++;
      }
    using_history ();
--- 565,571 ----
    if (add_it)
      {
        hist_last_line_added = 1;
!       add_history (line, 1);
        history_lines_this_session++;
      }
    using_history ();