Events Tasks; Logs - GE Multinet 4 Instruction Manual

CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
4.3

Events Tasks

4.3.1

Logs

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Events are a specified set of actions or attempted actions that are recorded in log files or
sent to a visual display to enable a system administrator to monitor system activity.
Multinet4 specifies a set of events (see Table 4–23:: Logged Events) that are recorded in log
files on the management server. These log files are configured with the 4.3.1.1 Logs: Global
Settings screen, and user access to these log files is provided by the 4.3.1.2 Logs: Files
screen.
Multinet4 also supports the syslog protocol for collecting event information and delivering
it to a remote device. For more on syslog see
The following system events are logged by Multinet4 in the log files on the management
Section 4.3.1.2: Logs: Files
server described in
Event
Login User loginname logged in.
A user with login name loginname logged into the system through
the web interface.
Logout User loginname logged out.
A user with login name loginname logged out of the system through
the web interface.
Maximum Users Maximum number of users reached.
The maximum number of user accounts has already been reached
and an administrator has tried to add an additional user to the
system.
New Account New user loginname created in group groupname.
An administrator created a new user named loginname and assigned
that user to permission group groupname.
Password Change Password for user loginname has been changed.
A user's password was changed. This may be due to the user
updating the password or to an administrator setting a new
password for the user in the Authentication: Accounts screen.
Failed Login User loginname failed to authenticate.
Someone attempted to log in to the system using the user name
loginname, but the login was rejected due to a bad password. When
the consecutive number of failed logins equals the number set in the
Authentication: Policies screen the Account Lockout event is
launched (see below).
Section 4.3.2: Syslog
:
Table 4–23: Logged Events
Description
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