Hi, first of all: we all have a time to learn ;)
Syslog comes with linux by default, it's up and running when you first start your system. > What is the method to viewing logs on Linux? you have a bunch of log files in /var/log... your syslog file is /var/log/syslog (in SuSE is /var/log/messages)... To view it on your console try to tail it: tail -f /var/log/messages (do a man tail to learn all options of the tail command). > My first project is to set it up as a syslog security server. I suppose you want a remote syslog server... Mmmm... this one is a cool article on how to setup a remote log server: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/feature_stories/remote_logserver-1.html Hope this help /valter On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 20:34, netsec novice wrote: > I'm hoping I don't generate flames because this is somewhat off-topic but I > have been googling for a while and I'm not getting the answer I'm looking > for. I need information on how I view or set up syslog on a Linux platform > (specifically SuSE 8.1) I am BRAND new to Linux and purchased SuSE to force > myself to learn. My first project is to set it up as a syslog security > server. Yes - I have also done man syslog. I am familiar with syslog > servers (Kiwi) in the windows environment. What is the method to viewing > logs on Linux? Typing syslogd at the command line tells me that syslogd is > already running but I don't see it listening as a service when I type > netstat -an. Any help is appreciated... a direction for information if you > just think I'm an idiot is fine too. > thanks > N > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- ---..---..---..---..---..---..---..---..---..---..---..---..---- Valter Santos [EMAIL PROTECTED] ||| http://devfusion.net/~vsantola/keys/ (@ @) ------------------------------------------oOO--(_)--OOo---------
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