Re: Open source log analyzer

[Steven Nixon <lists () dancingmonkey org>]

Not sure about the analysis portion, but for collection you can't  
beat syslog-ng.
http://www.balabit.com/products/syslog-ng/

We're using this for collection and a closed source product called  
Sawmill to analyze and report on logs.
http://www.sawmill.net

Steve
On May 8, 2007, at 4:02 PM, sami seclist wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> 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.