[plug] log file checking

Craig Ringer craig at postnewspapers.com.au
Fri Jan 31 13:38:21 WST 2003


> hi  is there software available that can monitor my log files for
> suspicious activity's then notify me of any problems or attempts ?.i run
> sme server with an adsl connection to the net . what is good practice
> when checking logs? .how do other plugers check and maintain log files

If you're on debian,

apt-get install logcheck

it'll be really noisy at first but you can tweak your exclude rules 
until its at the "noise" level you find OK and any annomalies will be 
noticeable.

Craig



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