File transfer script.. Help!

[NGAI Hing On]

Hi there,

I would like to know how to write a shell script
for monitoring/ loging the users of doing the
file transfer. For example, a log file will
be created everyday and log all the file transfer
information including the source and destination
filenames, directories as well as the time of
the file transfer. The script is mainly for the
security purpose as I have to release some
data file for users to read but not suppose to
be copy by the users.

Any suggestion will be highly appreciated.

Dominic

[w...@actrix.gen.nz]

Hi,

IRIX logs ftp transfers in /var/adm/SYSLOG. It specifies the remote machine
and I think the user concerned (I can't remember). Other flavours of UNIX
are probably similar although the equivalent file may be called something
like /usr/adm/syslog.

Therefore a command like

grep ftp /var/adm/SYSLOG > filename

would probably do the trick.

Regards,

Warwick
`[1;32;44mNet-Tamer V 1.04 - Test Drive

[Nick O'Brien]

w...@actrix.gen.nz wrote:

: On 24 Sep 1996 hongai said:
: >Hi there,
: >I would like to know how to write a shell script
: >for monitoring/ loging the users of doing the

[snip]

: IRIX logs ftp transfers in /var/adm/SYSLOG. It specifies the remote machine

: and I think the user concerned (I can't remember). Other flavours of UNIX
: are probably similar although the equivalent file may be called something
: like /usr/adm/syslog.

With Digital Unix the standard ftpd comes with a -l (log) option so you
can just specify this in your /etc/inetd.conf, kill -HUP the inetd
process, and away you go. Again this logs messages to syslog.

Rgds.,

Nick.

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