Re[2]: 2 newb questions

From: Hexren (me_at_hexren.net)
Date: 03/22/05

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    Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:37:40 +0100
To: Anon <goatse@Phreaker.net>

    > Hexren wrote:

    >>>Check out freshports.org for the information on ports. It contains
    >>>everything you want and gives pretty simple instructions.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>I couldn't tell you about the logs but I am sure someone will.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:10:24 +0100, Anon <goatse@phreaker.net> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>Hi im running freebsd 5.3 and I have some questions:
    >>>>
    >>>>1. how do I log ssh login attempts to a file? say /var/log/auth I have
    >>>>read syslogd man page and I dont get it at all
    >>>>
    >>>>2. how do I get some kind of a system that "warns" me when a port is old
    >>>>(there is a new in cvs database), example: I want to get an email when a
    >>>>new version of the port "firefox" comes out
    >>>>
    >>>>Thank you in advance for the answers!
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>
    >>---------------------------------------------
    >>
    >>My feeling is that the default install already logs everything that
    >>has to do with auth to /var/log/auth.log.
    >>This
    >>"auth.info;authpriv.info /var/log/auth.log"
    >>line in /etc/syslog conf defines to where that login information is
    >>sent.
    >>
    >>Hexren
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    > dear hexren,

    > it seems as it only logs local connections
    > not su's (I wanna loog that too)
    > but only local logins as root!

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    I don't know if you can costumize the loging so much. In your position
    I would write a script to analyze the log files and pipe the syslog
    output through that script.
    "auth.info;authpriv.info | analyze.pl"
    I am not shure if the syntax is correct read man syslog.

    Hexren

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