Re: periodic.conf quieter
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 10:51:06AM -0500, Richard Lynch wrote: Thanks to the fine folks here, I've gotten periodic.conf to only output messages I need to know, *except* for this one: Security check: (output mailed separately) I've looked through /et/defaults/periodic.conf, Google a fair amount, and am still coming up empty with a setting to suppress that one... I'm probably just being stupid (again) but what am I missing? On Wed, June 13, 2007 11:38 am, Brian A. Seklecki wrote: # 450.status-security daily_status_security_enable=YES # Security check ...probably no. On Wed, June 13, 2007 4:28 pm, Kelvin Woods wrote: You could always re-direct the output to a file... daily_status_security_output=/var/log/security.log [coming back after a suitable wait for a response, I hope...] My goal is not to stop paying attention to security issues, nor to log them into a file I'll forget to ever check... :-) My goal is to get FreeBSD to shut up unless I need to know something. But do email me when I need to know something. Right now, it's like a little kid telling me every time he went to pee or something... :-v I'm trying the inline setting to yes for the security, so at least I'll only get one pointless email per day instead of two, but I'd really appreciate any insight from anybody who shares similar goals. TIA -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: periodic.conf quieter
# 450.status-security daily_status_security_enable=YES # Security check ...probably no. # See Security options below for more options # Security options # These options are used by the security periodic(8) scripts spawned in # 450.status-security above. daily_status_security_inline=NO # Run inline ? daily_status_security_output=root # user or /file On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 10:51 -0500, Richard Lynch wrote: Thanks to the fine folks here, I've gotten periodic.conf to only output messages I need to know, *except* for this one: Security check: (output mailed separately) I've looked through /et/defaults/periodic.conf, Google a fair amount, and am still coming up empty with a setting to suppress that one... I'm probably just being stupid (again) but what am I missing? -- Brian A. Seklecki [EMAIL PROTECTED] Collaborative Fusion, Inc. IMPORTANT: This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient (or the individual responsible for the delivery of this message to an intended recipient), please be advised that any re-use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: periodic.conf quieter
On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 10:51:06AM -0500, Richard Lynch wrote: Thanks to the fine folks here, I've gotten periodic.conf to only output messages I need to know, *except* for this one: Security check: (output mailed separately) I've looked through /et/defaults/periodic.conf, Google a fair amount, and am still coming up empty with a setting to suppress that one... I'm probably just being stupid (again) but what am I missing? -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You could always re-direct the output to a file... daily_status_security_output=/var/log/security.log -- Kelvin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
