Re: Open source log analyzer

["security.xentek" <eric () xentek net>]

Splunk is only free for 500mbs of log analysis per day, and isn't  
open source. However, I've heard it is a good product, and are  
evaluating it now for our log analysis needs.

Are there any competitors to it?




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On Jun 13, 2007, at 2:20 AM, Mohamed Farid wrote:

> Go for splunk :
> www.splunk.org
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> Hi list,
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> I'im looking for an open source log collection and analysis solution
> for a netCache appliance. It would be based on syslog for collecting
> events, but I would like your advice for an open source log analyser.
> A search on tools section of securityfocus.com came with about 40
> results !!
>
> Any advice or experience sharing with these tools would be welcome.
>
> Thanks, sami.
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