Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - STORAGE SERVICES AUDITING CLIENT LOGGER UTILITY REFERENCE 04-29-2010, Reference

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About This Guide
This reference guide describes the syntax and options for the Novell Storage Services (NSS)
Auditing Client Logger (VLOG) utility for Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2 Support Pack 2
(SP2) Linux. The VLOG utility is used with the NSS Auditing Engine, which is available in OES 2
SP2 Linux and later.
This guide includes the following sections:

Chapter 1, “Overview of the NSS Auditing Client Logger (VLOG) Utility,” on page 9
 Chapter 2, “VLOG Utility Man Page,” on page 13
Audience
This guide is intended for system administrators or anyone who is responsible for auditing file
system events on NSS file systems on OES 2 SP2 Linux servers.
Knowledge of the NSS file system is assumed. Some background knowledge of the host operating
system is also assumed.
Feedback
We want to hear your comments and suggestions about this manual and the other documentation
included with this product. Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the
online documentation, or go to www.novell.com/documentation/feedback.html and enter your
comments there.
Documentation Updates
The VLOG man page,
vlog(8)
, is available on the server. Updates to the man page are delivered
with any updates to the VLOG utility.
For the most recent version of the OES 2 SP2: NSS Auditing Client Logger (VLOG) Reference , visit
the Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 Documentation Web site (http://www.novell.com/
documentation/oes2/security.html) under Security .
Additional Documentation
Information about the NSS Auditing Engine SDK (Software Development Kit) is available on the
NSS Auditing SDK Web site (http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/NSS_Auditing_SDK) .