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From: cavenerl@nbnet.nb.ca (Lance Cavener)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Need info on Accounting/user tracking programs.
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 02:05:28 GMT
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On stardate Mon, 22 Jul 1996 22:36:55 GMT, tysman@europa.com sent
holographic email and wrote:


>  I am seeking some information on any good user tracking/accounting
>programs for BSDI 2.1. We are finally setup, and am wondering what
>anyone is personally using, how they like it etc.
>We need one, and dont want to jump in uninformed, or blindly..
>Ease of configuration, and maintenance is important for us.
>Please email me if you are using something that works well, and you
>feel is worth looking at.
>I appreciate any , and all comments.


 Here are some handy accounting tools

 w, last, /var/log/httpd/access_log

 If you really want stuff automated, take 2 minutes of your life and
write a perl script.. I have yet to see an accounting package worth
the 700$ or so they charge (<caugh> internet billing/ISP Monitor
<caugh>)


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