Re: System log monitor

2000-12-13 Thread Tommi Virtanen
On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 04:57:48AM +, Steve wrote: > Is there a package in debian equivalent to RedHat's LogWatch? This > analyses the system logs nightly and delivers a report of sudo events, > logins, ssh sessions, etc. What is the preferred method of doing this > under debian? I l

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-13 Thread Tommi Virtanen
On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 04:57:48AM +, Steve wrote: > Is there a package in debian equivalent to RedHat's LogWatch? This > analyses the system logs nightly and delivers a report of sudo events, > logins, ssh sessions, etc. What is the preferred method of doing this > under debian? I

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-12 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Steve wrote: > With packages having their own violations/ignore files you can add a > separate header to each one. So a logcheck pass would look like .. > > Security Violations > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > (package foo) Violations > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > Unusual System Event

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-12 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Steve wrote: > With packages having their own violations/ignore files you can add a > separate header to each one. So a logcheck pass would look like .. > > Security Violations > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > (package foo) Violations > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > Unusual System Even

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Peter Cordes
On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 11:17:34AM +1100, Steve wrote: > Unfortunately, none of this solves the overall problem of packages > introducing badly formed ignore rules. In the end is suppose you will > just have to trust subsystems to perform sensible checks and not be > too general, and file bug-repo

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Peter Cordes
On Tue, Dec 12, 2000 at 11:17:34AM +1100, Steve wrote: > Unfortunately, none of this solves the overall problem of packages > introducing badly formed ignore rules. In the end is suppose you will > just have to trust subsystems to perform sensible checks and not be > too general, and file bug-rep

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Steve
"Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am thinking about rules that are shipped with logcheck at the > moment, but will be shipped with the package they belong to in the > future. During the transition period, it might (and probably) will > happen, that for some time, both logchec

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Steve
"Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am thinking about rules that are shipped with logcheck at the > moment, but will be shipped with the package they belong to in the > future. During the transition period, it might (and probably) will > happen, that for some time, both logche

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Steve wrote: > > "Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > This is a small followup to my last message. After thinking a bit > > about it, I think it might be better (performance-wise and when > > multiple files include the same rules - this will happen during the > > transitition

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Steve
"Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is a small followup to my last message. After thinking a bit > about it, I think it might be better (performance-wise and when > multiple files include the same rules - this will happen during the > transitition period when packages start

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Steve
"Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, the package is not orphaned, I have > already fixed nearly all bug reports. The reason why the package > has not been updated in a while is that I am in the NM queue for > myself (since about 1,5 years). Now I am approved by an AM,

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Steve wrote: > > "Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > This is a small followup to my last message. After thinking a bit > > about it, I think it might be better (performance-wise and when > > multiple files include the same rules - this will happen during the > > transitition

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Steve
"Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This is a small followup to my last message. After thinking a bit > about it, I think it might be better (performance-wise and when > multiple files include the same rules - this will happen during the > transitition period when packages star

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-11 Thread Steve
"Rene" == Rene Mayrhofer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, the package is not orphaned, I have > already fixed nearly all bug reports. The reason why the package > has not been updated in a while is that I am in the NM queue for > myself (since about 1,5 years). Now I am approved by an AM,

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > files in there. Another small question: Is it better to have different .d > directories (for ignore, violations, violations.ignore and hacking) or having > one .d directory and using filename-postfixes (e.g. postfix.ignore, > postfix.violations, postfix.

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Arthur Korn wrote: > > Hi > > Rene Mayrhofer schrieb: > > There's only one minor problem: Shipping files for > > update-modules is easy, since modutils is required and > > therefore /etc/modutils should always be present. But since > > logcheck is only optional, should packages still ship files i

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Arthur Korn
Hi Rene Mayrhofer schrieb: > There's only one minor problem: Shipping files for > update-modules is easy, since modutils is required and > therefore /etc/modutils should always be present. But since > logcheck is only optional, should packages still ship files in > /etc/logcheck/*.d/ although they

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > files in there. Another small question: Is it better to have different .d > directories (for ignore, violations, violations.ignore and hacking) or having > one .d directory and using filename-postfixes (e.g. postfix.ignore, > postfix.violations, postfix

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Arthur Korn wrote: > > Hi > > Rene Mayrhofer schrieb: > > There's only one minor problem: Shipping files for > > update-modules is easy, since modutils is required and > > therefore /etc/modutils should always be present. But since > > logcheck is only optional, should packages still ship files

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Arthur Korn
Hi Rene Mayrhofer schrieb: > There's only one minor problem: Shipping files for > update-modules is easy, since modutils is required and > therefore /etc/modutils should always be present. But since > logcheck is only optional, should packages still ship files in > /etc/logcheck/*.d/ although the

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > Well, the package is not orphaned, I have already fixed nearly all bug > reports. > The reason why the package has not been updated in a while is that I am in the > NM queue for myself (since about 1,5 years). Now I am approved by an AM, > but > st

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
[I am crossposting this to -devel since other package maintainers might be interested in this idea. If you are, please CC me in replies, I am currently not subscribed to -devel.] Steve wrote: > > Thanks to everyone that replied. I've installed logcheck and it works > well after a couple of itera

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Steve wrote: > > "Steve" == Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ... I suppose it would be nice if packages could supply their own > > violations and ignore files to make this easier ... > > Well, the feeling seems to be that this is a worthwhile project. I'll > approach the maintainer and see

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
This is a small followup to my last message. After thinking a bit about it, I think it might be better (performance-wise and when multiple files include the same rules - this will happen during the transitition period when packages start to bring logcheck rules files, but when they are still cover

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Henrique M Holschuh
On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > Well, the package is not orphaned, I have already fixed nearly all bug reports. > The reason why the package has not been updated in a while is that I am in the > NM queue for myself (since about 1,5 years). Now I am approved by an AM, but > still w

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
[I am crossposting this to -devel since other package maintainers might be interested in this idea. If you are, please CC me in replies, I am currently not subscribed to -devel.] Steve wrote: > > Thanks to everyone that replied. I've installed logcheck and it works > well after a couple of iter

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Steve wrote: > > "Steve" == Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ... I suppose it would be nice if packages could supply their own > > violations and ignore files to make this easier ... > > Well, the feeling seems to be that this is a worthwhile project. I'll > approach the maintainer and se

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
This is a small followup to my last message. After thinking a bit about it, I think it might be better (performance-wise and when multiple files include the same rules - this will happen during the transitition period when packages start to bring logcheck rules files, but when they are still cove

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-07 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:05:39PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:37:13PM +1100, Steve wrote: > > suppose it would be nice if packages could supply their own violations > > and ignore files to make this easier. For example, postfix would > > supply a violations file cont

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-07 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:05:39PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote: > On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:37:13PM +1100, Steve wrote: > > suppose it would be nice if packages could supply their own violations > > and ignore files to make this easier. For example, postfix would > > supply a violations file con

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Meskes
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:37:13PM +1100, Steve wrote: > suppose it would be nice if packages could supply their own violations > and ignore files to make this easier. For example, postfix would > supply a violations file containing > ... > And logcheck does a run-parts style include of all the fi

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Meskes
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:37:13PM +1100, Steve wrote: > suppose it would be nice if packages could supply their own violations > and ignore files to make this easier. For example, postfix would > supply a violations file containing > ... > And logcheck does a run-parts style include of all the f

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-03 Thread Christian Hammers
On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 03:27:06PM +1100, Steve wrote: > Is there a package in debian equivalent to RedHat's LogWatch? This $ apt-cache show logwatch bye, -christian- -- Christian HammersWESTEND GmbH - Aachen und Dueren Tel 0241/701333-0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet & Security for P

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-03 Thread Christian Hammers
On Sun, Dec 03, 2000 at 03:27:06PM +1100, Steve wrote: > Is there a package in debian equivalent to RedHat's LogWatch? This $ apt-cache show logwatch bye, -christian- -- Christian HammersWESTEND GmbH - Aachen und Dueren Tel 0241/701333-0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet & Security for

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-03 Thread Rando Christensen
I wrote a little perl script to make all sorts of fun noises when certain syslog things happen, which i've packaged myself already, but i've not yet even attempted to get it into debian, as i've not the time to worry about trying to become a maintainer. it's called 'logplay', and you can find it o

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-03 Thread An Thi-Nguyen Le
[An Thi-Nguyen Le - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 11:31:05 PM CST] } [Jacob Kuntz - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 11:22:12 PM CST] } } and just to make things interesting, a vanilla open scan results in } } two log records for each port i hit. i shudder to think what would happen to } } a busy site not using a loghost. } }

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread Rando Christensen
I wrote a little perl script to make all sorts of fun noises when certain syslog things happen, which i've packaged myself already, but i've not yet even attempted to get it into debian, as i've not the time to worry about trying to become a maintainer. it's called 'logplay', and you can find it

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread An Thi-Nguyen Le
[Jacob Kuntz - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 11:22:12 PM CST] } from the secret journal of An Thi-Nguyen Le ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): } > There's Psionic's logcheck, which is in both potato and woody. The } > one, the original. Goes well with portsentry (only in woody, can do } > a source compile on potato thoug

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread Jacob Kuntz
from the secret journal of An Thi-Nguyen Le ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > There's Psionic's logcheck, which is in both potato and woody. The > one, the original. Goes well with portsentry (only in woody, can do > a source compile on potato though). > not exactly -- portsentry depends on net-tools. i

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread An Thi-Nguyen Le
[Steve - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 10:57:24 PM CST] } Is there a package in debian equivalent to RedHat's LogWatch? This } analyses the system logs nightly and delivers a report of sudo events, } logins, ssh sessions, etc. What is the preferred method of doing this } under debian? There's Psionic's logch

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread An Thi-Nguyen Le
[An Thi-Nguyen Le - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 11:31:05 PM CST] } [Jacob Kuntz - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 11:22:12 PM CST] } } and just to make things interesting, a vanilla open scan results in } } two log records for each port i hit. i shudder to think what would happen to } } a busy site not using a loghost. }

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread An Thi-Nguyen Le
[Jacob Kuntz - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 11:22:12 PM CST] } from the secret journal of An Thi-Nguyen Le ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): } > There's Psionic's logcheck, which is in both potato and woody. The } > one, the original. Goes well with portsentry (only in woody, can do } > a source compile on potato thou

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread Jacob Kuntz
from the secret journal of An Thi-Nguyen Le ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > There's Psionic's logcheck, which is in both potato and woody. The > one, the original. Goes well with portsentry (only in woody, can do > a source compile on potato though). > not exactly -- portsentry depends on net-tools.

Re: System log monitor

2000-12-02 Thread An Thi-Nguyen Le
[Steve - Sat, 2 Dec 2000 10:57:24 PM CST] } Is there a package in debian equivalent to RedHat's LogWatch? This } analyses the system logs nightly and delivers a report of sudo events, } logins, ssh sessions, etc. What is the preferred method of doing this } under debian? There's Psionic's logc