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Old 08-10-2009, 09:45 AM   #1
qwertyjjj
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logwatch recommended search?


I have the following stuff come up in my logwatch. Is there anything else that's recommended to look for?
My server is running apache, mysql, squid, and ssh.

Code:
 ################### Logwatch 7.3 (03/24/06) #################### 
        Processing Initiated: Mon Aug 10 13:06:59 2009
        Date Range Processed: yesterday
                              ( 2009-Aug-09 )
                              Period is day.
      Detail Level of Output: 0
              Type of Output: unformatted
           Logfiles for Host: localhost.localdomain
  ################################################################## 
 
 --------------------- httpd Begin ------------------------ 

 Requests with error response codes
    400 Bad Request
       /w00tw00t.at.ISC.SANS.DFind:): 2 Time(s)
    403 Forbidden
       /: 1 Time(s)
       /sarg: 8 Time(s)

 
 ---------------------- httpd End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- pam_unix Begin ------------------------ 

 sshd:
    Authentication Failures:
       root (host86-xxx-xxx-xx.rangexx-xx.xxxxxxxxxx.com): 1 Time(s)
 
 
 ---------------------- pam_unix End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- postfix Begin ------------------------ 

 
 
 Unrecognized warning:
     unable to look up public/pickup: No such file or directory : 3 Time(s)
 
 ---------------------- postfix End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- SSHD Begin ------------------------ 

 
 Failed logins from:
    86.xxx.xxx.xx (host86-xxx-xxx-xx.rangexx-xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.com): 1 time
 
 Users logging in through sshd:
    root:
       86.xxx.xxx.xx (host86-xxx-xxx-xx.rangexx-xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.com):: 15 times
       213.xxx.xxx.xxx: 1 time
 
 ---------------------- SSHD End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- Sudo (secure-log) Begin ------------------------ 

 ==============================================================================
 root => root
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /usr/sbin/dmidecode --type17
 /usr/sbin/dmidecode --type17
 
 ---------------------- Sudo (secure-log) End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- XNTPD Begin ------------------------ 

 
 **Unmatched Entries**
   sendto(213.xxx.xxx.x) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 84 time(s)
 
 ---------------------- XNTPD End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- yum Begin ------------------------ 

 
 Packages Installed:
    apt-0.5.15lorg3.94a-5.el5.rf.i386
    sarg-2.2.3.1-1.el5.rf.i386
 
 Packages Erased:
    sarg
 
 ---------------------- yum End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- Disk Space Begin ------------------------ 

 Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
 /dev/sda5             4.8G  1.4G  3.2G  30% /
 /dev/sda3             4.8G  318M  4.2G   7% /var
 /dev/sda2              63G  180M   59G   1% /home
 /dev/sda1              76M   17M   56M  24% /boot
 
 
 ---------------------- Disk Space End ------------------------- 

 
 ###################### Logwatch End #########################
 
Old 08-11-2009, 03:58 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by qwertyjjj View Post
I have the following stuff come up in my logwatch. Is there anything else that's recommended to look for?
My server is running apache, mysql, squid, and ssh.

Code:
 ################### Logwatch 7.3 (03/24/06) #################### 
        Processing Initiated: Mon Aug 10 13:06:59 2009
        Date Range Processed: yesterday
                              ( 2009-Aug-09 )
                              Period is day.
      Detail Level of Output: 0
              Type of Output: unformatted
           Logfiles for Host: localhost.localdomain
  ################################################################## 
 
 --------------------- httpd Begin ------------------------ 

 Requests with error response codes
    400 Bad Request
       /w00tw00t.at.ISC.SANS.DFind:): 2 Time(s)
    403 Forbidden
       /: 1 Time(s)
       /sarg: 8 Time(s)

 
 ---------------------- httpd End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- pam_unix Begin ------------------------ 

 sshd:
    Authentication Failures:
       root (host86-xxx-xxx-xx.rangexx-xx.xxxxxxxxxx.com): 1 Time(s)
 
 
 ---------------------- pam_unix End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- postfix Begin ------------------------ 

 
 
 Unrecognized warning:
     unable to look up public/pickup: No such file or directory : 3 Time(s)
 
 ---------------------- postfix End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- SSHD Begin ------------------------ 

 
 Failed logins from:
    86.xxx.xxx.xx (host86-xxx-xxx-xx.rangexx-xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.com): 1 time
 
 Users logging in through sshd:
    root:
       86.xxx.xxx.xx (host86-xxx-xxx-xx.rangexx-xxx.xxxxxxxxxx.com):: 15 times
       213.xxx.xxx.xxx: 1 time
 
 ---------------------- SSHD End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- Sudo (secure-log) Begin ------------------------ 

 ==============================================================================
 root => root
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /usr/sbin/dmidecode --type17
 /usr/sbin/dmidecode --type17
 
 ---------------------- Sudo (secure-log) End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- XNTPD Begin ------------------------ 

 
 **Unmatched Entries**
   sendto(213.xxx.xxx.x) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 84 time(s)
 
 ---------------------- XNTPD End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- yum Begin ------------------------ 

 
 Packages Installed:
    apt-0.5.15lorg3.94a-5.el5.rf.i386
    sarg-2.2.3.1-1.el5.rf.i386
 
 Packages Erased:
    sarg
 
 ---------------------- yum End ------------------------- 

 
 --------------------- Disk Space Begin ------------------------ 

 Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
 /dev/sda5             4.8G  1.4G  3.2G  30% /
 /dev/sda3             4.8G  318M  4.2G   7% /var
 /dev/sda2              63G  180M   59G   1% /home
 /dev/sda1              76M   17M   56M  24% /boot
 
 
 ---------------------- Disk Space End ------------------------- 

 
 ###################### Logwatch End #########################

completely your choice what you check for.
i dont know of anyone that actually uses this logwatch file stuff
 
  


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