Reference Guide

You can export system logs to an external server that is connected through a different VRF.

Configuring a UNIX System as a Syslog Server

To configure a UNIX System as a syslog server, use the following command.

• Configure a UNIX system as a syslog server by adding the following lines to /etc/syslog.conf on the

UNIX system and assigning write permissions to the file.

– Add line on a 4.1 BSD UNIX system. local7.debugging /var/log/ftos.log

– Add line on a 5.7 SunOS UNIX system. local7.debugging /var/adm/ftos.log

In the previous lines, local7 is the logging facility level and debugging is the severity level.

Track Login Activity

Dell Networking OS enables you to track the login activity of users and view the successful and

unsuccessful login events.

When you log in using the console or VTY line, the system displays the last successful login details of the

current user and the number of unsuccessful login attempts since your last successful login to the

system. The system stores the number of unsuccessful login attempts that have occurred in the last 30

days by default. You can change the default value to any number of days from 1 to 30. By default, login

activity tracking is disabled. You can enable it using the login statistics enable command from

the configuration mode.

Restrictions for Tracking Login Activity

These restrictions apply for tracking login activity:

• Only the system and security administrators can configure login activity tracking and view the login

activity details of other users.

• Login statistics is not applicable for login sessions that do not use user names for authentication. For

example, the system does not report login activity for a telnet session that prompts only a password.

Configuring Login Activity Tracking

To enable and configure login activity tracking, follow these steps:

1. Enable login activity tracking.

CONFIGURATION mode

After enabling login statistics, the system stores the login activity details for the last 30 days.

2. (Optional) Configure the number of days for which the system stores the user login statistics. The

range is from 1 to 30.

CONFIGURATION mode

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