Ossec is super. I was having a hard time googling this so I read the stupid configs and figured it out. Edit your ossec.conf file, add to the <!– files to monitor section-
<localfile>
<log_format>mysql_log</log_format>
<location>/var/log/yourlogfile.log</location>
</localfile>
Restart ossec and it should start reading your mysql logs now. Anyone have additional rules to add in for mysql?
Funny when your monitoring service goes down. I wonder how bad it is going to be when it comes back up. Get ready pingdom users
Here is a great linux idea that windows should follow:
After an SSH into a new Ubuntu machine, you can see that there are patches available. And not just Ubuntu patches, for all the packages you have installed.
Dear Microsoft: I wish that at the login screen to Windows, in all that empty space, you have a box that says:
XXX programs can be updated. XXX are security updates
XXX drivers can be updated. XXX drivers address critical issues
Once this is done, I would like to see Microsoft leading a charge to develop a central patch distribution service like Linux does so well. Manufacturers would be responsible for updating and uploading their latest into the system. The default action would be to install updates as a manufacturer releases them. Settings would allow you to download and notify, notify only or ignore. At that point we add to the login screen-
XXX 3rd party programs can be updated. XXX are security updates
I think it will be a pain in the ass to set up. But not as much of a pain in the ass as users who refuse to update java, flash, quicktime, acrobat and everything else out there.
Top ten stars that will get you a virus. And not by being a fan at their hotel. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/24/celebrity.computer.virus.biel/index.html
The new Western Digital media player should be out soon. Looks like a hard drive. You plug a usb drive in to it and then hook it to your tv. It plays all media types for the bargain price of about $100. Not as cool as a Popcorn Hour C200 but way better than an apple iTV.
G2by.com seems to have found a way to create a billboard in WoW. . Now they spawn a bunch of warlock level 1′s with random names and killthemselves spelling a nice ad. I’m amazed that this works to generate revenue. This company g2by.com has been screenshotted on realms all over WoW. They are everywhere.
I hope Blizzard goes the way of Eve online and does a few more rounds of cutting off the gold farmers. I’m getting really tired of the whole thing. Please don’t go to G2by.com and purchase gold. Please don’t go to their website and give them hits. If you want to know information about them, do it with a whois search or google.
PURCHASING ITEMS FROM G2BY.com VIOLATES YOUR EULA. I hope your account is banned.
I just posted suggestions for what to do when you pull your computer out of the box. If you take a few hours and get backups and antivirus going, you will save heartburn later on. Think about it, you will probably get your next computer when this one dies. Will you be prepared for that?
http://windowsnerd.com/you-just-bought-a-new-computer-now-what/
Yup, people ask me if they need it, I’m saying get it now. Time to provide the antivirus vendors with a little cash to develop your AV just before you need it more. Which is later this week to next year.
cat /etc/redhat-release - check the version of Red Hat running on your machine
To connect to the console of a windows box:
start> run> mstsc.exe /console /V servername