[101793] in RedHat Linux List
Re: log question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anthony E. Greene)
Sun Nov 29 13:51:57 1998
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 18:12:21 +0100
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From: "Anthony E. Greene" <agreene@pobox.com>
In-Reply-To: <36614B17.2286842D@nmsu.edu>
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At 06:24 1998-11-29 -0700, Kent R. Frazier wrote:
>As a relatively new user of Linux I was wondering what logs I should be
>reviewing and how often. I have a stand alone workstation, so I am both
>a user and System Admin (correct?).
>
>What type of things should I be looking for? My only "outside"
>connection is via a dialup to my ISP.
On a standalone system, /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure whould be all
you need to check. Depending on how often and how long you stay dialed into
your ISP, daily or weekly should be sufficient.
>Thanks for all your help, I really have learned alot from this list.
>
>Kent
I'm sure you'll have an opportunity to pass the favor along.
Tony
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