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Huge log files consuming entire hard drive
My hard drive keeps becoming full, and I thought it was just normal usage, but now that I pay attention, rsyslogd is hogging the CPU, and I think the drive is being filled by log files:
> la -S
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Log viewer server and client
I'm looking for a log viewing solution for (mostly) Linux and (preferably) Windows too. I want to be able to centralize the log information for a lot of servers so that people in the company can see ...
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Write log when somebody attempt to load OS
I'd like to write a log when somebody attempt to access my computer. (e.g. enter login and password, doesn't matter successfully or not).
I use Arch Linux and CDM (console display manager).
ps: I ...
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View old command output from a closed terminal
I ran
hg pull
hg up
to check in my working copy to the Mercurial repository.
I got some warning messages in the terminal. I closed the terminal and now I want to see those messages again.
Are ...
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How can I print individual characters on pre-desktop system log screen in linux at first log message?
I want customize the booting to display a message character by character in the system log display that appears before the desktop login. If I make my own kernel module to do the printing, how can I ...
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Remove first N lines from an active log file
Is there a way to remove the first N lines from a log that is being actively appended by an application?
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How to stop dhclient writing syslog messages on Lubuntu 11.10
I'm running Lubuntu 11.10 and the package installs dhclient. Everything seems to work fine except that it keeps logging huge amounts of unnecessary dhclient status messages (several per second, every ...
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Recording user activity if they have "sudo bash" access
I would like to monitor all the commands when a user calls sudo bash, including the rest of the commands.
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Determine when Linux lost power
I returned from a trip and noticed that my apartment had lost power. I am currently running a small Linux server (Ubuntu 8.04) and had to boot it back up.
Is there a way to read some log and see ...
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In Linux can I direct all traffic from a specific ip address or mac address to file
In Linux can I direct all traffic from a specific ip address or mac address to file.
I am look of a way to take all traffic from a specific ip address or mac address and put it into a file. Does ...
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My Dell laptop running Ubuntu Linux 11.10 hangs on reboot but not shutdown. How do I diagnose this?
My Dell laptop running Ubuntu Linux 11.10 hangs reliably while shutting down for a reboot, but when I shutdown, it will complete successfully. How do I diagnose this? I don't know what log files I ...
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How to monitor input and output HTTP requests on Linux?
When I invoke an URL I get in an infinite loop due to "301 Move Permanently" HTTP Response Code.
I'd like know the output and input requests that the machine is sending/receiving.
Is there any way ...
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Linux: How to monitor incoming pings
Can I somehow monitor incoming pings on a Linux machine? netcat doesn't seem to support that.
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How to check Ubuntu crash log in last session?
My headless Ubuntu (11.10) crashed. When I plug in keyboard and monitor, I see an non-interactive cursor (no blink) on a black screen. SSh, telnet don't work from other machines. Ping works.
I have ...
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email myself startup screen messages log
I currently have a NAS (Ubuntu 10.04) on my network without an access to a monitor due to a lack of a graphics card. I noticed that every time I restart the NAS, it's been taking longer to fully ...
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