ADSM-L

Re: excess activity log msgs - v3

1999-03-25 02:43:00
Subject: Re: excess activity log msgs - v3
From: Prather, Wanda <PrathW1 AT CENTRAL.SSD.JHUAPL DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 7:43 AM
>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?