From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 30 08:23:25 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D14BC16A421 for ; Wed, 30 May 2007 08:23:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ingabireg@terracom.rw) Received: from bravo.terracom.rw (ns1.terracom.rw [66.178.96.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85B7F13C45E for ; Wed, 30 May 2007 08:23:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ingabireg@terracom.rw) Received: from [196.12.158.34] (helo=acer684c9a655d) by bravo.terracom.rw with esmtp (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1HtJSS-0001Xy-Ec; Wed, 30 May 2007 10:23:16 +0200 From: "grace Ingabire" To: "'Norberto Meijome'" Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:22:09 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <20070530161437.1eedd9cc@localhost> Thread-Index: Aceigdt56mjArFWKTxuyFECsrwsQYgADiSbw X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - bravo.terracom.rw X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - terracom.rw Message-Id: <20070530082324.85B7F13C45E@mx1.freebsd.org> X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 30 May 2007 11:57:40 +0000 Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: syslog to monitor devices X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 08:23:25 -0000 Thanks for your quick reply. Yes, I have seen that file in etc/syslog.conf. I want to monitor some of my devices, to know exactly who has log in, who is doing what on my system... Can you advise me a script or any tool to examine the log files as I want to consider this machine as a server? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Norberto Meijome [mailto:freebsd@meijome.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:15 AM To: grace Ingabire Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Using syslog ( was Re: (no subject) ) On Tue, 29 May 2007 16:44:27 +0200 "grace Ingabire" wrote: Hi Grace, please use an appropiate subject when sending to the list. > I have installed and configured freeBSD 6.1 and have seen the > configuration of the syslog in /usr/src/libexec/bootpd. hmm.. why are you using that file? /etc/syslog.conf is the file syslog will read. > > I would like to monitor my system using SYSLOG. syslog is installed and runs by default, using /etc/syslog.conf as its configuration file. Is there anything in particular you want to do with this? B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "I've dirtied my hands writing poetry, for the sake of seduction; that is, for the sake of a useful cause." Dostoevsky I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.