Syslogd

LogDog is a tool that monitors messages passing through syslogd and takes action based on key words and phrases. LogDog has a configuration file which allows you to specify a list of key words or phrases to alert on, and a list of commands that can be run when those words are encountered..... Platforms: *nix

Metalog provides simple and flexible replacement for syslogd and klogd. Metalog is a modern replacement for syslogd and klogd. The logged messages can be dispatched according to their facility, urgency, program name, and/or Perl-compatible regular expressions. Log files can be automatically... Platforms: *nix

Syslog-sec, provides an open secure syslogd implementation based on (RFC) standards, including rfc3164 ("syslog") and the upcoming "syslog-sign" . Other extensions, will/can be added. More tools will be added, too Platforms: *nix

socklog cooperates with the runit package to create a small and secure replacement for syslogd. socklog supports system logging through Unix domain sockets (/dev/log) and UDP sockets (0.0.0.0:514) with the help of runits runsvdir, runsv, and svlogd. socklog provides a different network logging... Platforms: *nix

syslog-async project is a non-blocking syslog() replacement. It is not widely known that the standard Unix syslog() library routine can block waiting for the syslog daemon, but it is generally true. On some systems, using a datagram socket for /dev/log avoids endless waits, but on Linux, even... Platforms: *nix

Syslog-sec, provides an open secure syslogd implementation based on (RFC) standards, including rfc3164 ('syslog') and the upcoming 'syslog-sign' . Other extensions, will/can be added. More tools will be added, too Platforms: Mac, BSD, Linux

UPSD Log Parser (ulp) monitors the messages sent by upsd to syslogd. It extracts the data from these and inserts them into an RRD file, from where administrators can get graphs of the UPS status. Platforms: Mac, BSD, Linux

Syslog2 is an syslogd's realtime parser and event handler. Event is a message from some service. It uses much simplified plugin system to add event handlers. Syslog2 written in Perl. Handlers are placed in 'syslog2-handlers' package. Platforms: *nix, Perl, BSD Solaris

Metalog is a modern replacement for syslogd and klogd. The logged messages can be dispatched according to their facility, urgency, program name and/or Perl-compatible regular expressions. Log files can be automatically rotated when they exceed a certain size or age. External shell scripts (ex:... Platforms: *nix

Ever wanted to follow a log file, capture debug messages or monitor syslog? Then this product is for you! Featuring multiple types of monitors: file monitor, event log, syslog, OutputDebugString and coloring of lines based on regular expression rules. Best of all: it docks to the top or bottom of... Platforms: Windows

Syslog2 is an syslogds realtime parser and event handler. Event is a message from some service. It uses much simplified plugin system to add event handlers. Syslog2 written in Perl. Syslog2 is an syslogds realtime parser and event handler. Event is a message from some service. It uses much... Platforms: *nix

BruteBlock project allows system administrators to block various bruteforce attacks on UNIX services. The program analyzes system logs and adds attackers IP address into ipfw2 table effectively blocking them. Addresses are automatically removed from the table after specified abound of time.... Platforms: *nix

Lard is a Logging and Rotation Daemon that can replace the functionality of sysklogd and logrotate together. Logging is done almost exactly the same as syslogd, with added features such as regex matching and command triggers. Rotation can be triggered while the daemon is running safely by... Platforms: *nix

Threads-pop3d provides a very fast and light THREADS POP3 Daemon which can work with MySQL. THREADS POP is an implementation of the Post Office Protocol server that conforms fully to the specifications in RFC 1939 (and later ones). For start/stop use /etc/rc.d/init.d/threads-pop3d.init script.... Platforms: *nix

Alert Manager was created to run an alert command, monitor the status of that commands output, and guarantee that if something goes wrong it wont go unnoticed. Alert Manager has been successfully deployed in several fortune 500 companies providing guaranteed alert delivery and command... Platforms: *nix

SendEmail is a lightweight, completly command line based, SMTP email agent. If you have the need to send email from a command prompt this tool is perfect. It was designed to be used in bash scripts, Perl programs, and web sites, but it is also quite useful in many other contexts. SendEmail is so... Platforms: *nix

LKL is a userspace keylogger that runs under Linux on the x86 architechture. LKL sniffs and logs everything that passes through the hardware keyboard port (0x60). It translates keycodes to ASCII with a keymap file. Installation: The `configure shell script attempts to guess correct values... Platforms: *nix

chkrootkit is a tool to locally check for signs of a rootkit. It contains: - chkrootkit: shell script that checks system binaries for rootkit modification. - ifpromisc.c: checks if the interface is in promiscuous mode. - chklastlog.c: checks for lastlog deletions. - chkwtmp.c: checks for... Platforms: *nix

PAUD (Parted And Utilities Disk) is a Linux utility boot disk distribution. It fits on a single 1.44 floppy disk. It contains mc, parted, and other utilities such as filesystem utilities for ext2, ext3, and Reiserfs. It is great for partition maintenance and for rescue purposes. The latest... Platforms: *nix

dhcpcd is an RFC2131-, RFC2132-, and RFC1541-compliant DHCP client daemon. dhcpcd gets an IP address and other information from a corresponding DHCP server, configures the network interface automatically, and tries to renew the lease time according to RFC2131 or RFC1541 depending on the command... Platforms: *nix