checking logs (was: Re: Securing Corporate Web Based Email

["Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>]

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.


-- 
James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA
Booz | Allen | Hamilton
phone: (410) 684-6566

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