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How To Install Graylog 1.x on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Graylog 1.x on Ubuntu 14.04

In this tutorial, we will cover how to install Graylog v1.3.x (sometimes referred to as Graylog2) on Ubuntu 14.04, and configure it to gather the syslogs of your systems in a centralized location. Graylog is a powerful log management and analysis tool that has many use cases, from monitoring SSH logins and unusual activity to debugging applications. It is based on Elasticsearch, Java, and MongoDB.

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How To View and Configure Linux Logs on Ubuntu, Debian, and CentOS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To View and Configure Linux Logs on Ubuntu, Debian, and CentOS

Linux and the applications that run on it can generate all different types of messages, which are recorded in various log files. Linux uses a set of configuration files, directories, programs, commands and daemons to create, store and recycle these log messages. Knowing where the system keeps its log files and how to make use of related commands can therefore help save valuable time during troubleshooting.

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How To Install Graylog2 And Centralize Logs On Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Graylog2 And Centralize Logs On Ubuntu 14.04

In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Graylog2 (v0.20.2), and configure it to gather the syslogs of our systems in a centralized location. Graylog2 is a powerful log management and analysis tool that has many use cases, from monitoring SSH logins and unusual activity to debugging applications. It is based on Elasticsearch, Java, MongoDB, and Scala.

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How To Troubleshoot Common ELK Stack Issues — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Troubleshoot Common ELK Stack Issues

This tutorial is an ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) troubleshooting guide. It is structured as a series of common issues, and potential solutions to these issues, along with steps to help you verify that the various components of your ELK stack are functioning properly.

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How To Write Custom System Audit Rules on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Write Custom System Audit Rules on CentOS 7

The Linux Audit System creates an audit trail, a way to track all kinds of information on your system. It can record a lot of data like types of events, the date and time, user IDs, system calls, processes, files used, SELinux contexts, and sensitivity levels. It can track whether a file has been accessed, edited, or executed. It can even track if changes to file attributes.

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