How to setup Logrep server on Linux or Windows NT/2000 ?

Requirements

  1. SSH client.
  2. Perl and modules GD, GD::TextUtil and GD::Graph
  3. .

Procedure

  1. Copy server files to a temporary directory.
  2. Generate a keypair for public key authentication (with NULL passphrase) in the same directory
  3. Customize parameters.pl for your site.
  4. Run init.pl to generate directory structure.
  5. Copy all server files and keyfiles to program directory.
  6. Setup cron/schedule jobs by using logrep.pl

logrep.pl examples (for use as cron/schedule task)

daily operation

logrep.pl -m 1

Picks up full copies of logfiles from client machines and generates web reports in web directory.

snapshot operation (can also be run manually)

logrep.pl -m 2

Picks up snapshot copies of logfiles from client machines and generates web reports in web directory.