* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-08-22 04:57] : > You say it is easy to install and so it is, But once installed it > isn't at all clear what this thing does. > > I'm guessing somewhere in all the hoopla it presents you with some > analysis of logs. > > Its not one bit clear from there site how to get to that point. > Sorry for the rant but I was sort of surprised to find no real > overview that tells what this tool does in some detail. > > This is the overview on the home page: > [...] > > After that there is a manual the describes running the tool, but I > never see any detailed summary of what it really does and how to > access the analysis. > > [...]
Did you have a look at the FAQ (http://www.ossec.net/en/faq.html) as well? I admit that this package is quite mighty and might be overkill for what you want but the FAQ at least explains a few terms ... HTH swimmer -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list