The problem I have with all the extra messages coming to the server in V3,
is that one "q actlog" command generates 5 or 6 meaningless messages in the
activity log.  It doesn't add any information, and it makes the task of
finding the meaningful messages in the log much more difficult.

On the other hand, I do indeed understand and approve of having an audit
trail of administrator activity.

What I would like to see, is the ability to EXCLUDE administrator audit
messages from a Q ACTLOG.

Perhaps make Q AUDITTRAIL a separate command from Q ACTLOG.

Or for a more general solution, allow the user to create a list of message
numbers that are excluded when a Q ACTLOG is processed.

What do you all think?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hilton Tina [SMTP:HiltonT AT TCE DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 8:40 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: excess activity log msgs - v3
>
> You can't disable server messages from the actlog, though -- like the
> messages saying someone entered 'q ac' or 'q pr'.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dwight Cook [SMTP:decook AT AMOCO DOT COM]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 11:01 PM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Re: excess activity log msgs - v3
> >
> > To issue this command, you must have system privilege.
> >
> > Syntax
> >
> >                       .-,-------------.   .-,--------------.
> >                       V               |   V                |
> > >>-DISAble--EVents------+-ALL------+--+-----+-eventname-+--+---->
> >                         +-CONSOLE--+        +-ALL-------+
> >                         +-ACTLOG---+        +-INFO------+
> >                         +-FILE-----+        +-WARNING---+
> >                         +-SNMP-----+        +-ERROR-----+
> >                         +-TIVOLI---+        '-SEVERE----'
> >                         '-USEREXIT-'
> >
> > >-----+-------------------------------+------------------------><
> >       |              .-,-----------.  |
> >       |              V             |  |
> >       '-NODEname--=-----nodename---+--'
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________________________ Reply Separator
> > _________________________________
> > Subject: excess activity log msgs - v3
> > Author:  schirico at unix,mime/DD.RFC-822=schirico AT WATERW DOT COM
> > Date:    3/18/99 5:03 PM
> >
> >
> > We upgraded to v3 recently, and now are excessive message in the
> activity
> > log (i.e. everything
> > that anyone does, query's etc.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to keep some of these messages from going to the
> log?