Subject: RE: log-reader
Tom Buskey
tom at buskey.name
Thu Nov 21 12:09:01 EST 2002
"Bayard R. Coolidge" said:
>Be that as it may, it then becomes an interesting problem of
>what to do about the information as it rolls in. In my case,
>I do a 'tail -f /var/log/messages' as part of my ppp startup,
>and I can monitor "real time" any attempts to hit my system.
>But, realistically, that particular window is "buried" below
>(er, behind) my Netscape Navigator browser window, my Netscape
>e-mail window, and a couple of others, sometimes for hours,
>so I frequently don't notice when someone overseas decides to
>telnet or ftp my dial-up node.
>
>So, I'd love to have an audible beep and/or (*gasp*) a pop-up
>window telling me when I'm being, er, groped over the network.
>
>Any ideas?
swatch. I used to use it to monitor my central syslog server. It's
tail -f with a regex filter. When a regex hits, you can ignore,
display, boldface, or run a program. I used to use play with various
sounds.
For example, an su would get a barking dog. A failed su would wake a neighborhood
of dogs. My boss su'ing & failing would get Monty Python "He's not the
messiah, He's a very naughty boy." He made me take that one off :-(
If you have a popup program, you could trigger that.
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