How to setup Logrep server on Linux or Windows NT/2000 ?
Requirements
- SSH client.
- Perl and modules GD, GD::TextUtil and GD::Graph
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Procedure
- Copy server files to a temporary directory.
- Generate a keypair for public key authentication (with NULL passphrase) in the same directory
- Customize parameters.pl for your site.
- Run init.pl to generate directory structure.
- Copy all server files and keyfiles to program directory.
- 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.