On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Matthew Joyce said: > I have been asked by a 3rd party (who managed some > comms equipment for us) if we have a syslog server. > > If so, they say they can direct some logs to it. > > We have some Debian boxes, don't they all have syslog > running ? > > How does it work ?
man syslogd, look for "-r". If set, syslogd receives messages on the network from whoever sends them, and puts them in the local log. Makes it easier to log from devices without a disk, and makes it harder for a hacker to hide what he has done (he'll need to break in to the syslog server too). Ketil Froyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ketil.froyn.name/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
