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Old 04-17-2013, 09:17 PM   #1
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does wheezy has /var/log/security file ?

Hello everyone , recently I view my auth.log and find 20 or even more guys want to login my system via ssh . though they all failed . but I am not sure that if someone have successed login my system and also in my debian wheezy ,I can not find /var/log/security file . does wheezy do not have this file when system has already been installed ?or just someone delete it ?
 
Old 04-18-2013, 12:41 AM   #2
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What's there in /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/syslog.conf?
Debian wheezy possibly do not have /var/log/security file. However, check the file /var/log/secure.

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Old 04-18-2013, 01:52 AM   #3
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Thanks for help ! yes ,I view my /etc/rsyslog.conf and find my system do not /var/log/secure and /var/log/security .
 
  


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