From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 6 14:54:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE09916A4CE for ; Thu, 6 May 2004 14:54:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hunger.joshualokken.com (joshualokken.com [63.226.239.158]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FA9843D2F for ; Thu, 6 May 2004 14:54:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joshua@twobirds.us) Received: from freebsd.jolok.org ([10.0.0.3] helo=jolok.org) by hunger.joshualokken.com with smtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1BLqpA-0009iT-DP for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 06 May 2004 14:54:40 -0700 Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 14:55:00 -0700 From: Joshua Lokken To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040506215500.GB28854@freebsd.jolok.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20040506210821.GA28854@freebsd.jolok.org> <20040506211941.GA93216@xor.obsecurity.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040506211941.GA93216@xor.obsecurity.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Little to none... X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "hunger.jolok.org", hasmessageblock similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: * Kris Kennaway [2004-05-06 14:25]: > On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 02:08:21PM -0700, Joshua Lokken wrote: > > > > Does anyone out there use a tool similar to plod for personal logging > > of administrative tasks? I've looked through > > /usr/ports/sysutils, and didn't see anything that caught my eye. > >> be able to suggest something. [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description -------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Plod-like tool in ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 21:54:44 -0000 * Kris Kennaway [2004-05-06 14:25]: > On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 02:08:21PM -0700, Joshua Lokken wrote: > > > > Does anyone out there use a tool similar to plod for personal logging > > of administrative tasks? I've looked through > > /usr/ports/sysutils, and didn't see anything that caught my eye. > > Perhaps if you explained in more detail what plod does, someone might > be able to suggest something. PLOD is a tool designed to help administrators (and others) keep track of their daily activities. Since your management will typically have no idea what you are doing to justify such an exorbitant salary (any amount of money they may be paying you being classified as "exorbitant"), and since most people forget what they do themselves, it's good to keep a record. Trot your logs out around performance review time, and show them to your management (after suitable sanitization) on a regular basis. The interface is designed to make it quick to dash off a simple note to yourself. Since most folks who are going to use PLOD also use email, I've based the interface on Berkeley mail-- tilde escapes and all (for a list of escapes, try ~h or ~?). By default, your logs will be encrypted using the /bin/crypt command-- not secure in the least, but marginally safe from casual browsing (I tend to vent into my logs sometimes rather than at those who might be offended and fire me). You can turn off the encryption if you find it more a hassle than a comfort. -- Joshua "You can't treat the working man this way! One day we'll form a union, and get the fair and equitable treatment we deserve! Then, we'll get corrupt and shiftless, and the Japanese will eat us alive!" --Anonymous Simpsons character