Watch out setting the server's event log bigger than 300MB. CHeck this out:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2003/AdminTips/Admin/MaximumsizeforEventlogs.html You are gonna have to use something other than windoze file auditing due to this limit. Something designed for $$ this $$ need $$. Like I see in other posts, you will need multiple tools. We use MS ISA's logging for web surfing history - it works well if setup right. Something tells me he wants it at no cost. hth,Devin On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@theessentialexchange.com> wrote: > Is he a control freak, or what? > > > > ISA can give you web auditing. For the rest, you'll need a third party > application. (And you can also go third-party for web auditing – WebSense is > probably the most popular.) > > > > Personally, I'm fond of NetPro's ChangeAuditor (they were recently acquired > by Quest). NetWrix also has a suite of tools for this that is installed at > one of my clients. > > > > To audit EVERYTHING, you may find it necessary to add a server that does > nothing but process audit records. The volume is quite large, even in a > small network. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith, MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP > > My blog: http://TheEssentialExchange.com/blogs/michael > > I'll be at TEC'2009! http://www.tec2009.com/vegas/index.php > > > > From: Alex Carroll [mailto:acarr...@crabco.net] > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 10:25 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Auditing Everything > > > > I have a request from my CEO to audit everything that happens on our > network. When users open files, when they change files, delete files, use > any programs, go to any websites (we use ie7, firefox), etc etc etc. Do any > of you have a good solution you can recommend for that? I can google all I > want, but I won't know the real world experience by doing that. We are a > smaller company – 16 users. Right now we have 3 servers (1 SBS 03, 2 that > are 2003) in production. We use XP and Vista. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Alex Carroll > > Software Support > > Crabtree Companies, Inc. > > 651-688-2727 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Devin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
