[rhn-users] Tools to monitor log files

[Pete Cull x2315]

Norm Long wrote:
> Greg;
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> Thanks for the response.  I noticed on rpmfind.net there is no version of
> swatch for redhat as4, so perhaps fedeora core would be work, correect?
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> Norm
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> Norm,
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> Take a look at splunk from www.splunk.com. There is a free version and
> also a paid version. It is very useful for parsing and notifying you
> about issues that appear in your log files.
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> BTW, you can also get swatch for linux, just search for it on rpmfind.net.
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> Good luck,
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> Gregg.
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> Norm Long wrote:
>> Good morning;
>>
>> Looking for a way to monitor log files on radhat linux.   We have swatch
> on
>> our unix servers.   Would like to have a swatch like tool for our linux
>> servers, was wondering what others were using to monitor their log files.
>> In essance would like a tool that would monitor log files and alert us
> via
>> email of certain strings such as error, abort, etc.
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>> As always thankyou for the input.
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>>
>> Norm
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>>   Norm Long
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>>   Systems Administrator | Infrastructure | Information Systems Group
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Our fine friend of RHEL4 (Dag Wieers), has two versions on his server:

 <http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el4/en/i386/RPMS.dag/?C=N;O=A>

Best wishes,

Pete