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How to get “failed login attempts since the last successful login” count as a variable?
When I log in to a server I see:
Last failed login: Fri Jul 17 12:47:01 CEST 2020 from 111.222.333.444 on ssh:notty
There were 2713 failed login attempts since the last successful login.
Last login: ...
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Is there a tool like `cronolog` or `rotatelogs`, but also with compression and removal like in `logrotate`?
I want simple piped logging without config files or system-wide rules for periodic command execution.
Are there any projects that allows to do that? Expecting something like this:
./...
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Linux command line utility for watching log files live?
What's a good linux command line utility for watching a log file live? It's probably obvious but I totally forgot it.
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Linux user logs bad encoding (Fedora 39)
. Hello guys, I have this weird formating in my user logs, anyone know where it is coming from ?
Thanks.
G�O`��NMESSAGE=17:19:31.502 › did-navigate-in-page�2�R��� ��\�Ek�D��F���Y$#+y���=��8@9 9�...
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logrotate configuration file syntax - multiple wildcard entries possible?
Since the man page doesn't answer my question and I don't want to force a rotation cycle, I decided to ask the question here.
The man page for logrotate gives the following example:
"/var/log/...
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Omada Controller and rsyslog
I am totally new to rsyslog so please be gentle ;)
I have an Omada TP-Link controler, that manages all my clients AP across the region.
Everything works fine, I am trying to implement public Wi-Fi ...
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TACACS+ accounting using linux client
Is it possible to log all commands executed in the Linux machine to a TACACS server?
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How to configure rsyslog to use the imfile module?
I have Red Hat 9.2 with rsyslog v8.2102.0-113.el9_2.1.
I use default /etc/rsyslog.conf and a custom configuration called vums.conf located in /etc/rsyslog.d/.
module(load="imfile")
input(...
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How to figure out why os stalled
I'm guesing it was either a disconnected ssd running the os, or the power supply unit , an uniterruptible power supply that is old. Because i was moving the ssd around within the desktop at the time, ...
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Log file name based on application with syslog-ng
I'm using syslog-ng and currently my config only separates log files based on ip address and facility:
source s_network_udp {
syslog(transport(udp) port(514));
};
destination d_local {
file("...
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What does "Still Running" mean (Linux)?
$ last -x reboot
reboot system boot 4.4.0-46-generic Mon Nov 14 12:15 still running
What does the "still running" mean at the end of the log entry?
Did the server reboot?
Is it going try later?
Is ...
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Continue ddrescue from a corrupted log file
I ran ddrescue a few days ago in my 180GB partition, but after 3 days (and 99.91 % rescue and in phase 3 the last time I check) the system frozen, so I power off the computer by keeping pressed the ...
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How to Forward /var/log/yum.log to Remote Logging Server using rsyslog.conf?
Gents,
I am trying to find a way to forward /var/log/yum.log towards Remote Logging Server using rsyslog.conf in my RHEL7. But Not happening.
I have tried this approach but no luck -
$InputFileName /...
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How to get log info to STOP going to console in Ubuntu 22
I have no idea what is causing this but I just did an update and upgrade and now I'm getting all kinds of info going to the terminal.
Here are some simple examples from sudo invocation, an anacron, ...
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Does Windows have something like journald on Linux?
I have a Windows 10 installed as main OS on a machine. When I installed it fresh it would boot in like 5 seconds, but as time passed and new updates got installed, the boot times became slower and ...