Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:41:52 -0400 From: Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> To: aurikus grande <aurikus@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: how to log sshd access in a single file Message-ID: <CAHzLAVG_=6u32D2ctmR8RTvoivBDXn3-6v8OXF1v%2BtB5YFcJFw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPzqM6B0dfS=0_V=6nnZwc6m%2BSVQDN=R6TaG37hP4rf6z9rTjQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPzqM6D=hy9P-N3TwLZQAbPp4bU_Sp57-LN-DmLaBkD_3jQSTg@mail.gmail.com> <CAHzLAVH%2BDU67cYt9vQB9BSRor8HgsL=A_HxFGbXpPaG-0ukEFQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAPzqM6Duoe5qOPevqHPrXG=%2Bq5u=AYrBe88yKH5ksAx76ac=aw@mail.gmail.com> <CAHzLAVE96vJK3ni1=WoSbiChODa7PhWhghLOKTXHNw9qnVM3=A@mail.gmail.com> <CAPzqM6CL=LJA9MHnKW8NS7=Y_36NgeGuJCSt98zUedAvmCfKww@mail.gmail.com> <CAHzLAVEtM=8rhcd4s-sjJ2Kcoy-RnOpxgJTCWOHaT_r85h2p8w@mail.gmail.com> <CAPzqM6B0dfS=0_V=6nnZwc6m%2BSVQDN=R6TaG37hP4rf6z9rTjQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:44 PM, aurikus grande <aurikus@gmail.com> wrote: > >Most web servers handle their own logging. > I do _not_ want the web server acces to be logged (at least as of now). > Which is fine, but still configured via your web server. >Have you looked at /var/log/auth.log? > yes, and as you mentioned in your previous update, it logs the success > login (only). Unsuccessfull attempts are being sent to /var/log/messages . > So there are 2 separate files. I would like to have all sshd access > attempts in one single file - regardless if they are successfull or > unsuccessfull. > > Quotation: "I believe FreeBSD defaults to failed ssh authentication is > logged to /var/log/messages while successful authentication is written to > /var/log/auth.log." > I was incorrect. Fail and success are both recorded here. Even if this were the case, the best way to accomplish what you're looking for is still syslog. > >Can you elaborate on your reasons for running sshd via inetd? I'm curious > as I've never even heard of anyone attempting this. > When i searched how to setup / configure sshd on internet, i found many > hints to start it using inetd. Since it worked for me there was no reason > to change it. > In general, most administrators will not run ssh via inetd. A more common configuration is detailed in the FreeBSD handbook at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/openssh.html -- Take care Rick Miller
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