Newbie needs help with logging

outsourcethis · 04-22-2010, 09:22 AM

Hi all, new to this forum and fairly new to Linux. I'm experiencing a issue in my RedHat deployments that I was hoping someone could help me with.
I need to turn on logging so when a user accesses a folder I can log it. I also need to be able to log a users activity as in a user logs into the server then opens a folder then cd.. to another root folder etc. I need to be able to track that type of activity.

Is this possible to log this type of activity?

Thanks in advance

vinaytp · 04-22-2010, 10:29 AM

Probably you have to look into rsyslogd deamon available with RHEL

chrism01 · 04-22-2010, 07:16 PM

Look also at rootsh and inotify.
For remote logging, add '-r' to SYSLOGD_OPTIONS in /etc/sysconfig/syslog on receiving system.
On sender, edit /etc/syslog.conf eg

*.warn @192.168.1.1

IP Addr is that of the receiver