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[SM777]

Where do I find the security log file on Redhat 6.1?

What I want to look at is the file which records telnet sessions. When I telnet it tells me the address of the last location to telnet. Where do I find the file that holds this information?

Appart from the access log file what other log files are there and worth checking now and again?

Are there any Apache files I can look at too?

 

[ifincham]

Hi,





Look in /var/log/secure, /var/log/secure.1, /var/log/secure.2, etc.





For Apache its various files within the /var/log/httpd subdirectory





Rgds

 

[SM777]

I can see the files in there but I get permission denied if I try to pico or cp the files.

 

[krischrist]

Dear friend,
You can try to change the permissions onn it
If you logged in as root try chmod 744 and the file.This might solve the problem.

krischrist

 

[marsd]

log in as root.

 

[SM777]

ok, silly question guys... how do I log in as root?

 

[krischrist]

Dear friend,
I you have logged in not as a root, then on the command prompt type su (switch user) then you are prompted for a root password.Give that and you log as root.

Krischrist