[NBLUG/talk] "Security" log...

[Todd Cary]

I do have a firewall running (used the default - medium) when I 
installed RH and I have made sure that just those apps that I want are 
listed (open)..  I notice that the file /var/log/secure has a record of 
the IP's requesting a connection...

Todd

augie wrote:

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>Todd Cary wrote:
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>>Is /var/log/message the best/only place to look to see who (if anyone)
>>has been "knocking at my door"?
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>That is usually where firewall rules log messages, but if you don't have
>a firewall or any intrusion detection system, then you may not see much.
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>augie.
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