To get more useful information i suggest you cahnge the log file format from the squid native log to common apache/http log. You can do this by setting the option "emulate_httpd_log on" in squid.conf. This log format will include information like userid (if user go thru authentication), connection time, url accessed,etc. To create log on a daily basis, you can set the option "logfile_rotate `number of rotation' ". Schedule the command "squid -k rotate" daily to create the daily log. Hope this can help.
On Thursday 03 July 2003 11:19 am, glen hyland wrote: > My company has a client that is insterested in a proxy > server, and has us a few questions. But I am a bit > confused on a definitive answer. > > The questions are: > Does it track the hours that users are on the > internet? > Does it track the sites that users go to? > Does it create a log at the end of that month so that > they can see all of this information? > Does it block Instant messenger applications? > > Now my first thoughts are yes to all, but I dont want > to sound like a fool if I am wrong on the hours bit. I > know it can block IM's, and creates the logs tracking > users(would be using NTLM), but would rather set it up > so they can get daily logs. A bit easier looking up a > daily smaller log, than a great big one at the end of > the month. > > But as far as logging hours? I dont see it in the > access.log when I look at mine. I can see what user > tried to get to what site. But is there a way to track > hours?? I havent spoken to the client, just our > salesman. So I am kinda wondering what they mean. I am > very new to squid, and have my ntlm box running great. > and am now just playing with more of the options in > squid. > > But as far as those four question go, I am unsure the > exact answer. so if anyone can tell me if I am wrong > about, just let me know > > The salesman was good though, and didnt tell them that > it can do it. This was just there main concern. I dont > even want to know if they need filtering and > dansguardian yet. I am still working on getting that > to work. > > Hopefully I'll get that going with ldap. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com
