log of scp command

linux_research · 10-01-2007, 10:20 PM

I have a Server run CentOS, I need monitor all file copy to this server from another server with scp command, in /var/log don't have scp log, do you known about this, please help me. Thanks.

GrapefruiTgirl · 10-01-2007, 11:25 PM

Does scp command have the option of logging its activities? Like a configuration file?

If not, why not just direct the output to a file. I don't know the exact syntax of this scp command, but if you did something like:

scp -v [options] [/source] [/destination] >> var/log/scp.log

would this accomplish what you want?
I imply that the -v is for a verbose output, and the bold stuff is to direct output to a log file.

linux_research · 10-02-2007, 01:20 AM

oh no, I can't use: scp -v [options] [/source] [/destination] >> var/log/scp.log, because I need monitor server, I want know anybody user scp command copy file to my server.

tajamari · 10-02-2007, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by linux_research

I have a Server run CentOS, I need monitor all file copy to this server from another server with scp command, in /var/log don't have scp log, do you known about this, please help me. Thanks.

http://sftplogging.sourceforge.net/ - hope this helps. i tried it on one of my centos servers and its working fine.

linux_research · 10-02-2007, 03:01 AM

maybe sftplogging write sftp session log, don't have scp log, my servers not open sftp, only open ssh to tranfer file. I want control all file copy to this server with scp command. So, I need have log of scp command, (~_*), Please help me, thanks.

unSpawn · 10-02-2007, 03:03 PM

Maybe "Scponly" with logging on (level 2)?

frinsz · 02-17-2011, 08:29 PM

you may check the logs in /var/log/secure, ssh and scp action should be recorded there.