my log files-is there any problem
John Summerfied
debian at herakles.homelinux.org
Fri May 13 06:05:02 UTC 2005
Ankush Grover wrote:
> hey friends,
>
> Here is my log file which is generated by Logwatch .
>
> crond:
> Unknown Entries:
> session closed for user root: 313 Time(s)
> session opened for user root by (uid=0): 313 Time(s)
Those arise from cron jobs being run. It's a normal occurrence, but I
can't attest that _all yours_ are legit. Peruse the cron logs to see the
specifics.
>
>
> Relaying denied:
> From unknown[211.48.102.152] to support at microsoft.com : 1 Time(s)
> From unknown[222.101.92.32] to smtphunter44 at daum.net : 1 Time(s)
Someone is trying and failing to use your box to relay spam. It's
common, undesirable and I don't know any way to prevent it for your mail
servers. If the box doesn't need to receive email from the Internet,
prevent it. otherwise tolerate it.
>
>
> I am little concerned with these 2 means are these the normal entries
> or there is some problem.As it can be seen that cron daemon opened for
> root 313 times isn't it too much.
Whether it's too much depends on what you have installed and configured.
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Cheers
John
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