[Logcheck-commits] CVS logcheck/docs
CVS User maks-guest
logcheck-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
Sun, 01 May 2005 22:05:39 +0000
Update of /cvsroot/logcheck/logcheck/docs
In directory haydn:/tmp/cvs-serv8991/docs
Modified Files:
logcheck.sgml
Log Message:
this diff was once posted to -devel, but received no comments.
tired of keeping it in my tree,
please natives en speaker look it over.
it's enhances the logcheck manpage.
--- /cvsroot/logcheck/logcheck/docs/logcheck.sgml 2004/09/18 22:10:12 1.18
+++ /cvsroot/logcheck/logcheck/docs/logcheck.sgml 2005/05/01 22:05:39 1.19
@@ -69,19 +69,26 @@
<refsect1>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
- <para>This manual page documents briefly the
- <command>logcheck</command> command.</para>
-
- <para><command>&dhpackage;</command> helps spot problems and security
+ <para>This manual page documents the <command>logcheck</command>.
+ The <command>&dhpackage;</command> programm helps spot problems and security
violations in your logfiles automatically and will send the results to
- you in e-mail.</para>
+ you in e-mail. By default logcheck runs every hour just off the hour,
+ and after every reboot.</para>
+
+ <para><command>&dhpackage;</command> supports three level of filtering:
+ "paranoid" is for high-security machines running as few services
+ as possible. Don't use it if you can handle its verbose messages.
+ "server" is the default and contains rules for may different daemons.
+ "workstation" is for sheltered machines and filters most of the messages.
+ The ignore rules work in additive manner. "paranoid" rules are also
+ included at level "server" and "workstation.</para>
+
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
- <para>These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax. A
- summary of options is included below.</para>
+ <para>A summary of options is included below.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para><command>logtail</command>(8)</para>
- <para>For hints on how to maintain rules, see README.logcheck-database.gz
+ <para>For hints on how to maintain rules, see README.logcheck-database.gz.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -231,9 +238,9 @@
<title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>&dhpackage; is developed by Debian &dhpackage; Team at alioth:
- http://alioth.debian.org/projects/logcheck/</para>
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