[Linux-Discussion] Re: tracking user logins...
- From: bobbya <bobbya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 01:16:13 -0700
John,
Is the problem "expiring" accounts or is it identifying account not accessed
over 6 months? Or is it both? In addition, the other
problem is that Frontpage, Samba, and pop3 don't leave a trace of when last
logged on? So then part of the problem is finding IF
a log file exists for these 3 login types, right?
Which ports do frontpage, samba, and pop3 log use on the server? pop3 is it
not port 110?
Robert
John Madden wrote:
> Scenario: I need to be able to expire system accounts that go unused for
> more than, say, 6 months.
>
> Problem: Lastlog is the only source of information that I'm aware of that
> really provides an easy means of tracking when a user last logged in.
> Telnet, SSH, and FTP all log there nicely, but Frontpage, Samba, and pop3
> don't.
>
> Solution: Log parsing? Sure, all of this stuff is logged in different
> places, but writing something to track each log when logs get rotated and
> whatnot isn't very practical (and quite complicated to begin with).
> Ignore the problem, and disable their accounts anyway? Sure, but many of
> our users aren't even aware of the fact that "oh, there's something *other
> than* Frontpage?!"
>
> So any other ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> John
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