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Date:      Mon, 29 Oct 2001 14:40:34 -0500 (EST)
From:      Scott Nolde <scott@smnolde.com>
To:        Mark Hughes <mark@dvdnews.co.uk>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: sshd logging.... where??
Message-ID:  <20011029143607.H30578-100000@bsd.smnolde.com>
In-Reply-To: <002001c1602b$7157bc40$0200a8c0@mark2>

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Mark,

I log sshd session in a file called /var/log/sshd.log and here's how I do
it:
1. touch /var/log/sshd.log

2. edit your /etc/syslog.conf and add the lines
   !sshd
   *.*			/var/log/sshd.log

3. killall -HUP syslogd

The sshd will now log stuff into /var/log/sshd.log.  Edit your
/etc/ssh/sshd_config file to determine what gets logged.  By default, the
following lines are in sshd_config for sylog logging:
	SyslogFacility AUTH
	LogLevel INFO

Change as necessary, more details are in the sshd manpage.

- Scott


smacked into the keyboard previously by owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG:

 >Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 03:39:45 -0000
 >From: Mark Hughes <mark@dvdnews.co.uk>
 >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
 >Subject: sshd logging.... where??
 >
 >Hello all,
 >
 >I'm trying to troubleshoot some problems I'm having with ssh/sshd, and I'm
 >quite, quite stuck on where sshd is actually logging to.
 >
 >>From what I understand, it sends it log entrys, by default, to syslogd, at
 >the auth.info level, so wherever this goes, I should find the logs - have I
 >got that right?
 >
 >The curious thing is, I can't find 'em. I've looked in /etc/syslog.conf,
 >and by that I've set them to go to /var/log/auth.log, which I've created
 >and chmod'd to 0600.
 >
 >I've even tried putting a "*.*                /dev/console" at the top of
 >/etc/syslog.conf, and now all the system messages are coming to the
 >console....but still no signs of anything from sshd - failed logins,
 >successful logins, nothing to the logs....
 >
 >Anyone got any ideas? I've tried changing the loglevel to DEBUG, which I'm
 >sure should spill loads of crap to the log every time somone logs in, but
 >still nothing. I've made sure to send a SIGHUP to sshd and syslogd every
 >time I changed something in the respective config files...
 >
 >...and still nothing. I have to admit, I'm quite, quite confused as to
 >where the hell they are going.
 >
 >TIA,
 >Mark
 >--
 >Mark Hughes - DVD & Film Content Manager, Technical Officer
 >Digital Spy Ltd
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 >
 >
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Scott Nolde
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