On Sun, 4 Jun 2000, John P. Verel wrote:
> I have just first looked at a file in my /var/log directory, named
> secure. It contains a few entries like this:
>
> Jun 3 23:20:24 CV150607-A in.telnetd[1089]: connect from
> 199.224.86.36
>
> Can someone tell me what this file is for and what this entry means?
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
>
Most of the entries in the file have to do with logins to your machine. The
entry you show above shows that someone from IP address 199.224.86.36
telnetted into your machine. If you have POP or IMAP mail access enabled,
you will also see logs for them. It is a good file to check to see who is
accessing your machine.
Mikkel
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