[ale] Create custom log

Jeff Hubbs hbbs at attbi.com
Thu Feb 14 13:21:57 EST 2002


Steve -

This may be a situation where Linux might be the wrong operating system. 
 I know that OpenVMS has the capability to keep logs of all file access. 
 Perhaps that NSA version of Linux I've read about has had that feature 
added to it.

- Jeff

sangell at nan.net wrote:

>I tried this one a day or two ago and got no replies so I'll try another
>method. Can/How do I create a means of logging file access? I am needing to
>monitor access to directories in /home. I need a means of knowing when
>files placed on a server have been picked up so that they can be deleted by
>an automated process. Why do I not let the user delete the files? Because I
>have to have a way of showing that the file was placed on the server, was
>picked up, and then deleted a short time later. Otherwise client can lose
>file and blame me for it "never being placed on server to be picked up". I
>would like to log ftp transactions but have exhausted all efforts to find a
>solution to do that since I am using F-Secure and sftp. Any help? Anybody?
>You guys are awake right? (Please keep in mind programming is not my
>forte'!)
>
>As always thanks in advance!
>
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