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checking logs (was: Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email
From: "Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:26:45 -0500
Wish folks would. Some of the first shell scripting I wrote years ago (back issue Sys Admin magazine for some) pre-perl snagged a days worth of logs from multiple logs on multiple machines, time-sequenced the mess, then mailed them off-system. Astounding things appear in the logs... Jim sil wrote:
the sake of understanding what is going on within their networks. For instance, on my PERSONAL sites, I always have had the habits of tail -f'ing various logs to see in real time what is happening in order to make my sites/networks more effective for the end user and for myself. One can understand the actions of users based on repetitiveness at times, and configure things from there, as well as get an understanding if someone is trying to `beat the system' if you will, and address things from there on.
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Current thread:
- Securing Corporate Web Based Email Jeff McLaughlin (Jan 29)
- Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Meritt James (Jan 29)
- Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email sil (Jan 30)
- checking logs (was: Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Meritt James (Jan 30)
- Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Steve (Jan 30)
- Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email sil (Jan 30)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Shawn Jackson (Jan 29)
- Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Ivan Coric (Jan 30)
- RE: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Adams, Tom (Jan 30)
- RE: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Dowling, Gabrielle (Jan 30)
- Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email Meritt James (Jan 29)