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diff --git a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/VFS.xml b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/VFS.xml index d9030a5633..48770f5412 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/VFS.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/VFS.xml @@ -138,6 +138,40 @@ This can be done using a configuration similar to the one shown in <link linkend </tgroup> </table> + <sect3> + <title>Configuration of Auditing</title> + + <para> + This auditing tool is more felxible than most people readily will recognize. There are a number of ways + by which useful logging information can be recorded. + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Syslog can be used to record all transaction. This can be disabled by setting + in the &smb.conf; file <parameter>syslog = 0</parameter>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Logging can take place to the default log file (<filename>log.smbd</filename>) + for all loaded VFS modules just be setting in the &smb.conf; file + <parameter>log level = 0 vfs:x</parameter>, where x is the log level. + This will disable general logging while activating all logging of VFS + module activity at the log level specified.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Detailed logging can be obtained per user, per client machine, etc. + This requires the above together with the creative use of the + <parameter>log file</parameter> settings.</para> + <para>An example of detailed per-user and per-machine logging can + be obtained by setting + <smbconfoption><name>log level</name> + <value>/var/log/samba/%U.%m.log</value></smbconfoption>. + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + Auditing information often must be preserved for a long time. So that the log files do not get rotated + it is essential that the <smbconfoption><name>max log size</name><value>0</value></smbconfoption> be set + in the &smb.conf; file. + </para> + + </sect3> + </sect2> <sect2 id="fakeperms"> |