[NBLUG/talk] Cobalt server and parsing access logs

[sms at sonic.net]

First, I have to ask:  doesn't Yahoo know what they delivered?  Can't
THEY tell the customer what's there?  <sigh>

I had thought that the Cobalt series was x86.  I admit I have
never looked close, but...
   http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/servers/0,39020363,39118845,00.htm
talks about 2 series (Raq & Qube) that are x86.
Also mentioned in that article are a couple of support sites...
   http://sourceforge.net/projects/cobalt-rom
   http://open.cobaltqube.org/

FWIW, I wouldn't necessarily count on /var/log to have a complete record
of all apps installed; some will log to their own "unique" locations.

Examine /etc/rc startup-scripts to see what auto-starts at boot, do "ps"
on the running system, check inetd.conf, and look in the high-level
directories to see if there are app-named install-dirs.  From the
outside, portscan the box.

What's the package-utility for the Cobalt flavor of linux... does it use
RPM's?  Debian "apt"s?  Etc... Whatever, it should have some method of
reviewing package-installs.


- Steve S.


> The web interface has some of that information available.  Which Cobalt
> box is it?
>
> The URL for the web interface is usually http://www.example.com/admin or
> http://www.example.com/siteadmin or somesuch.
>
> The Cobalt boxes I worked with were MIPS processors but will happily
> compile
> most anything you want to run.  There isn't much on the Cobalt boxes by
> default that's useful at a command prompt.
>
> - Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: talk-bounces at nblug.org [mailto:talk-bounces at nblug.org]On Behalf Of
> Todd Cary
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 9:05 AM
> To: talk at nblug.org
> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Cobalt server and parsing access logs
>
> My client has the use of a Cobalt server (rented from Yahoo).  They have
> asked me to prepare an access report.  I found the log files in
> /var/log, however I do not know how to determine what applications may
> be on the server that can parse the files.  Any suggestions?
>
> Todd
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