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LogServ Manual
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1. Prerequisites and Installation.
1.1. Compiling and Installation
2. Basic Configuration
2.1. LogType
2.2. LOGSIZE SETTING
2.3. LOGAGE SETTING
3. Configuring LogServ to Log Individual Channels
3.1. Adding a Channel
3.2. Deleting a Channel
3.3. Changing Channel Settings
3.4. Viewing the Channel List
4. Misc Commands
4.1. STATS
4.2. VERSION
4.3. ABOUT
5. LogFile Parsers
Welcome to the LogServ Manual. This document will aid you in setting
up and running LogServServ on your IRC network.
LogServ is a basic Channel Logging Module for the NeoStats Services
that can log channel activity to a log file for processing by 3rd
party programs such as Onis or MircStats. These programs can then
produce HTML pages with interesting statistics on the channel
activities.
LogServ is flexible in the logging of channels, and can produce log
files in the same format as Xchat, Mirc, EggDrop, or our own custom
logging format, meaning you should be able to use just about any IRC
Log Parsing program to produce statistics for you.
Additionally, LogServ can rotate log files based on log file size or
age, and place them in a different directory for processing at any
time.
We recomend that you use the Onis Log file parser, as its what we have
done our testing with, and additionally, has several neat features
that are applicable to logging lots of channels. These are:
* Persistance. You don't need to keep old log files around if you
wish your statistics to have a long history, thus saving you
valuable file system space
* Easily Customizable with stylesheets
* Easily scriptable for processing many channels at once
We have provided a sample shell script and Onis configuration file to
automatically parse your log files in one go, producing the required
output.
LogServ is Copyright, 2003 by Justin Hammond.
1. Prerequisites and Installation.
LogServ is designed to run on Top of NeoStats. The Following
requirements at the time of writing are required for NeoStats:
* A Linux or BSD based Server or Shell.
* A supported IRCd. Currently, Hybrid7, Unreal, Ultimate2.x or
Ultimate3.x or NeoIRCd
* Some basic Unix administration Skill
* Of Course, a IRC network to connect it all together.
* Spare disk space and a webserver to display the output
* A log file parser such as Onis
Please refer to the NeoStats website for more information on the
requirements
1.1. Compiling and Installation
As long as you have successfully setup NeoStats, and installed it
correctly, Compiling LogServ is very simple and straight forward.
First you must extract the files from the download package. This is as
simple as:
bash$ tar -xzf LogServ-<ver>.tar.gz
This should then create a directory called LogServ-<version> where
<version> is the Version of LogServ. Then Proceed to Change into the
LogServ directory, and run Configure as follows:
bash$./configure [--enable-debug | --with-neostats=<dir>]
--enable-debug is only useful for diagnostics purposes when used in
conjunction with debugging tools. There should be no need to use this
option on a day to day basis
--with-neostats=<dir> should be used if your neostats directory is not
in a standard location (~/NeoStats/). Replace <dir> with the full path
to your NeoStats installation directory (NOT SOURCE DIRECTORY)
Configuring LogServ will look something like the following screen:
[Fish@fish-dt]$ ./configure
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for pcre_compile in -lpcre... yes
checking Location of NeoStats...... /home/fish/NeoStats/
checking for /home/fish/NeoStats//include/dl.h... yes
checking Version of NeoStats...... Compatible Version
checking Whether to Enable Debuging...... no
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
(*----------------------------------------------------------*)
(| To compile your module, please type 'make' |)
(| If make completes without errors, then you |)
(| Must 'make install', but please be sure that NeoStats |)
(| Is not currently running with a module of the same name |)
(| Running, otherwise Make install will not work |)
(| !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |)
(| If you are running a BSD, make install may produce a |)
(| Error, if that is the case, then please manually copy |)
(| opsb.so to the NeoStats/dl directory |)
(| !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |)
(*----------------------------------------------------------*)
(| For Support please visit: |)
(| IRC: /server irc.irc-chat.org |)
(| #neostats channel |)
(| WWW: http://www.neostats.net/boards/ |)
(*----------------------------------------------------------*)
(|This Module was written by: |)
(| fish (fish@dynam.ac) |)
(*----------------------------------------------------------*)
If the configuration did not produce a error, you may then move onto
Compiling LogServ. Compiling is simply just issuing the "make" command
(or "gmake" if you are running BSD):
[Fish@fish-dt]$ make
gcc -c -O2 -Wall -g -ggdb -I/home/fish/NeoStats//include/ -I. logserv.c
gcc -c -O2 -Wall -g -ggdb -I/home/fish/NeoStats//include/ -I. log_processing.c
ld -shared -o logserv.so logserv.o log_processing.o
again, check for Error messages. As long as there are not error
messages, "make install" will install LogServ, this README file, and
any auxiliary files needed into your NeoStats directory:
[Fish@fish-dt]$ make install
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 LogServ.so /home/fish/NeoStats//dl/
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 README.LogServ /home/fish/NeoStats//dl/../doc/
If you receive *ANY* errors at all during the this process, please
post them on our Support boards, at http//www.neostats.net/boards/
Once Installation is complete, you can either configure NeoStats to
load LogServ when it starts, or load LogServ via IRC.
To Configure NeoStats to automatically load LogServ when it boots, add
the following line to your "neostats.cfg" file in the NeoStats
directory:
LOAD_MODULE logserv
To load LogServ via IRC, you must make sure you have the appropriate
permissions and issue the following command:
/msg neostats load logserv
Thats it. LogServ is now loaded and ready for use
2. Basic Configuration
LogServ is completely configured online via IRC. When you first start
up LogServ, it attempts some "Sane" defaults for you get started with,
but you should always review these settings as soon as you install.
There are a few important settings you may want to review right away.
They are:
* LogType is the format we should be logging as (Xchat, Mirc,
EggDrop, or LogServ)
* Logfile size to rotate at (1Mb by default)
* Logfile age to rotate at (1Hr by default)
These are outlined below:
2.1. LogType
Logtype is the format you wish to perform your logging in. By default,
LogServ logs using its own internal logfile format, but as of
writting, no external logfile parser supports that format, so you are
advised to change it. There are four possible choices:
* 0 - LogServ Format. Our own Logging file format
* 1 - EggDrop Format. The Same logging format as the popular EggDrop
Bot
* 2 - Mirc Format. This is the same format as the mirc 6.0 series
* 3 - Xchat Format. This is the same format as Xchat 2.0.5 IRC
client
Warning
Changing the LogType is imediate, and all new entries into a
logfile will start with the new format imediatly. You should stop
NeoStats, and remove the files in NeoStats/logs/chanlogs/
directory after changing this setting, so when you next process
your log files, it will not be confused by the changing formats.
Changing the LogFile Format
Before starting to log any channels, you should select which format
you wish to log in. We recomend Xchat format. To change the LogType,
issue the following command:
/msg LogServ set logtype <type>
Where:
<type> = The Logging format time, indicated by a number from 0 to 3,
representing the differnt formats available as outlined above.
The output is as follows:
>logserv< set logtype 3
-LogServ- LOGTYPE set to 3
Viewing the current Logtype setting
To view the current logtype selected, simple type:
/msg LogServ set list
And all the current settings (the rest will be explained later in this
document) are displayed. The output is as follows:
>LogServ< set list
-LogServ- Current LogServ settings:
-LogServ- LOGTYPE: 3 Log Type
-LogServ- LOGSIZE: 2000 Bytes
-LogServ- LOGAGE: 3600 Seconds
2.2. LOGSIZE SETTING
LogServ stores logs in two places on your Shell. Live logs, or logs
that are currently being written are stored in the
~/NeoStats/logs/chanlogs/ directory, and these the logs that are
currently being updated. When the log reaches a certian size, or age,
it is closed, and moved to a the ~/NeoStats/ChanLogs/ directory where
you can process the log files. The LogFile size settings specifies how
big a "live log" is allowed to reach before it is moved to the final
directory. By default, LogServ will rotate all files larger than 1Mb,
and this should be satisfactory for most users.
Changing the LogSize to switch at.
To change the size at which a logfile will switch at, use the
following format:
/msg SecureServ set logsize <bytes>
Where:
<bytes> = if the file is larger than this size, it is "swapped"
The output is as follows:
>logserv< set logsize 20000
<LogServ> LOGSIZE set to 20000 by Fish
-LogServ- LOGSIZE set to 20000
Viewing the current setting
Please refer to the previous section.
2.3. LOGAGE SETTING
In addition to the logsize setting above, LogServ will rotate a
logfile after it has been opened for a period of time. This is so
channels that might not have much activity still get a chance to be
updated often.
The logage setting can be changed via:
/msg LogServ set logage <seconds>
Where:
<seconds> = The number of seconds the log file must be opened for
before rotating. Minium value is 5 minutes, but its recomended not to
go under 1 Hour (3600 seconds)
The output is as follows:
>LogServ< set logage 7200
<LogServ> LOGAGE set to 7200 by Fish
-LogServ- LOGAGE set to 7200
3. Configuring LogServ to Log Individual Channels
Obviously, we dont want to log every single IRC channel on the
network, so you have to tell LogServ what channels you wish to Log.
This is fairly basic. You have 4 options:
* Add A channel
* Delete A channel
* Change a Channels settings
* View the Channel list.
Each Setting is described in the following section.
3.1. Adding a Channel
Adding a Channel to be logged is instantanous, and the channel will
begin logging straight after this command has complete. LogServ will
join the channel, but not give itself any channel modes, so the
channel owner can decide if it should be OP'd or not.
The Syntax is:
/msg LogServ chans add <name> <public> <url>
Where:
<name> = The name of the channel you wish to Log. Must exist on the
IRC network.
<public> = Indicates weather to show the channel to non-privledged
users in the channel logging list or not. Either the words "public" or
"private". If a invalid entry is specified, defaults to Public.
Currently doesn't do anything.
<url> = For informational purposes only. Displays the Web Address that
users can visit to view the channel statistics.
The output is as follows:
>logserv< chans add #ircop public http://www.neostats.net
<LogServ> Fish used CHANS
-LogServ- Stats URL is set to http://www.neostats.net
-LogServ- Now Logging #ircop
<LogServ> Fish Activated Logging on #ircop
And the channel members of #ircop shall see:
--> LogServ (LogBot@stats.dynam.ac) has joined #ircop
-LogServ/#ircop- Fish Actived Channel Logging on #ircop
-LogServ/#ircop- Stats will be avaiable at http://www.neostats.net when Logs ar
e processed next
3.2. Deleting a Channel
Deleting a channel from LogServ means it will no longer log any
activity in that channel. If the channel is currently active, LogServ
shall part the channel, Close the "live log" and move it to its
processing directory.
The Syntax is:
/msg LogServ chans del <name>
Where:
<name> = The name of a channel we are currently logging.
The output is as follows:
>LogServ< chans del #ircop
<LogServ> Fish used CHANS
-LogServ- Deleted Channel #ircop
<LogServ> Fish deleted #ircop from Channel Logging
3.3. Changing Channel Settings
You can change the URL location displayed when viewing the channel
list using the chans set command.
The Syntax is:
/msg logserv chans set URL <name> <newurl>
Where:
<name> = The channel name you wish to alter
<newurl> = The new URL you wish to set.
The output is as follows:
<LogServ> Fish used CHANS
-LogServ- Changed URL for #blah to: http://nowhere.com
<LogServ> Fish changed the URL for #blah to: http://nowhere.com
3.4. Viewing the Channel List
The channel list can be viewed by issuing the following command:
/msg logserv chans list
The output is as follows:
-LogServ- Monitored Channel List:
-LogServ- #blah (-) URL: http://nowhere.com
-LogServ- #bl (-) URL: None
-LogServ- #ircop (*) URL: http://www.neostats.net
-LogServ- End Of List.
The (-) or (*) indicate if the channel is currently active.
4. Misc Commands
There are several other commands available. These are documented
below:
4.1. STATS
The stats command shows some basic stats about the Logging Activities.
With future versions its expected the amount of information will
increase with this command.
The Syntax is:
/msg LogServ stats
And the output is
<LogServ> Fish used STATS
-LogServ- LogServ Stats:
-LogServ- Monitoring 3 channels
4.2. VERSION
This displays LogServ's Version number
The Syntax is:
/msg LogServ version
And the Output is:
<LogServ> Fish used VERSION
-LogServ- LogServ Version Information
-LogServ- LogServ Version: $Rev: 19 $ Compiled Jan 13 2004 at 20:08:11
4.3. ABOUT
This displays a brief message to users describing the function of
LogServ:
The Syntax is:
/msg LogServ About
And the output is:
<LogServ> Fish used ABOUT
-LogServ- LogServ logs channel activities to produce HTML pages describing some
interesting Statistics
-LogServ- about that channel. If you wish to have your channel logged,
-LogServ- please contact the Network Adminstration
5. LogFile Parsers
As mentioned in the introduction, LogServ only generates Log files,
you still need to get some program to create the HTML pages from the
logfiles.
We currently recomend Onis for parsing the logfiles. You can obtain a
copy of Onis from http://verplant.org/onis/
We have provided a Sample Onis Configuration based on Onis 0.4.9, and
a shell script that can be executed by Crontab to process all your
Logfiles. This sample configuration and Shell script are installed
into the ~/NeoStats/ChanLogs/ directory by default.
This shell script will automatically go through each of the channels
logs running Onis to update the HTML pages. At the top of the script
are some variables that should be setup to configure where you wish to
place the resultant HTML files, and where Onis is installed. You
should read the begining of the file OnisDoLogs.sh to figure out what
needs to be configured.
This shell script assumes that you have a webserver on the same shell
as NeoStats. If not, its upto the reader to implement some sort of
FTP/SCP script to transfer either the logfiles, or the output from
Onis to his webserver.
Additionally, if you are using a different LogFile parser, other than
Onis, you will have to develop your own script or method for updating
the HTML pages. If you do develop a script for another Logfile
Processor, please send us a copy, so we may include it in future
versions.
The logs for each channel are placed into their own directory within
the ChanLogs directory, so if you are logging #neostats, The logfiles
would be placed in ChanLogs/#neostats.
Warning
# is a special charactor on most shells and needs to be escaped. So if
you wish to change directory to #neostats, you would actually type cd
\#neostats. Keep this in mind when developing any scripts.
Each Logfile is timestamped with the time it was rotated out of the
logs/chanlogs/ directory, with the format <name>-YYMMDDHHMMSS.log
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