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NetWare and Filesystem Instrumentations

The NetWare® Instrumentation for Novell® Audit, auditNW, allows Novell Audit to log NetWare and Filesystem events. The NetWare Instrumentation can log NetWare and Filesystem events from NetWare 6.5.

The Platform Agent must be installed on every server on which you want to log NetWare and Filesystem events. AuditNW automatically loads the Platform Agent (logevent) to send events to the Secure Logging Server.

AuditNW is automatically loaded each time the server restarts. For information on starting the NetWare Instrumentation, see "NetWare and eDirectory Instrumentation Startup Commands" in the Novell Audit Administration Guide.

NetWare and Filesystem events are server-specific settings; that is, they must be enabled on each NCP Server object in the tree. The NetWare Instrumentation logs NetWare and Filesystem events from NetWare 6.5 systems and all traditional and NSS file system activity for the selected events. For more information, see the Configuring NetWare and Filesystem Events section below.

NOTE: If you want to filter events on a volume or directory level, you can create Notification filters that select events based on the volume or directory listed in the Text2 field.

NOTE: You do not need to restart the logging server to activate your changes in the NetWare or Filesystem menu.

For a table that lists the NetWare events that can be logged to Novell Audit, see NetWare Events. For a table that lists the Filesystem events that can be logged to Novell Audit, see Filesystem Events.

 

Configuring NetWare and Filesystem Events

You can configure NetWare and Filesystem events on both the NCP Server object and the Platform Agent.

Configuring the Platform Agent

You can configure the Platform Agent to only send specified events to the Secure Logging Server. You configure the Platform Agent in the Events page. For information on the Events page, see Logging Application Events.

The instrumentation settings on the NCP Server object are the master settings. If you do not configure the Platform Agent, all events listed in the NCP Server object are logged. However, if you only enable events at the Platform Agent but not at the NCP Server object, then no events are logged. If you enable events at both the Platform Agent and the NCP Server object, only events enabled in both locations are logged.

Configuring Events on the NCP Server Object

During installation, Novell Audit extends the definition of the NCP Server object to include log settings for eDirectory™, NetWare, and Filesystem events. (For information on eDirectory, see eDirectory Instrumentation.) These settings are found under the Novell Audit option in the NCP Server object. For more information, see Configuring the NCP Server Object to Log Events

Related Topics

NetWare Events

Filesystem Events

Logging Application Events

Configuring the NCP Server Object to Log Events

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