Re: syslog idea (fwd)
Bill Broadley (broadley@turing.ucdavis.edu)
Fri, 7 Oct 1994 09:12:41 -0700 (PDT)
> This brought to mind the idea of a "syslog monitor", or a process that would
> just hang out someplace and stat the various log files periodically,
> using some mechanism to warn of excessive size, mysterious shrinkage, and
> maybe some other warning signs.
Wouldn't an append only immutable file be ideal for such things,
assuming you have physical security of course.
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