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MODLOGAN(1)			  User Manuals			     MODLOGAN(1)

NAME
     modlogan - a modular log file analyzer

SYNOPSIS
     modlogan
	      [ -c configfile ] [ -r ] [ -u username ]
	      [ -h | --help ] [ -v | --version ]

DESCRIPTION
     Modlogan  is  a  modular logfile anaylizer. It is designed to have variable
     input, processing and output modules to give one a good flexiblity.

     The input modules parse the logfiles. The processor modules  summarize  the
     various  data  elements  of  a  log file and is handed to the output module
     which makes in most cases a pretty webpage showing all the results.

     So far there the following input modules supported:  bsdftpd,  clf,  elmeg,
     flow,  flowraw,  hicom116,  ipchains,  isdn4bsd  isdnlog,	msiis,	msmedia,
     netscape, pureftpd, qmail, qmailscanner, qtss, realserver, sendmail, shout-
     cast, squid, wuftpd (also includes lgofiles from proftpd and the like).

     The following processor modules are supported: accounting,  mail,	telecom,
     web.

     And  finally the output modules : csv, modlogan, template, tkcontrol, text,
     webalizer

OPTIONS
     -c configfile
	    Specify another configuration  file  than  the  default  /etc/modlo-
	    gan/modlogan.conf

     -r     It	is  note  recommened to run modlogan as root. By default this is
	    not permitted. If you still want to run it as root you have  to  use
	    this option.

     -u username
	    If you want to run modlogan as a specific user, you can use this op-
	    tion.  In order to use this function you have to combine it with the
	    -r command line switch.

     -h, --help
	    Shows the help text of the program and exits.

     -v, --version
	    Shows the version number of the program and exits.

FILES
     /etc/modlogan/modlogan.conf
	    This is the name and location of the default configuration file.

     modlogan.def.conf
	    This  file	contains  the default settings for all the necessary op-
	    tions that modlogan can function.

     group.*.conf
	    These files contain regular expressions to group certain aspects  of
	    a  logfile	under  a common term, like operating system, user agent,
	    etc.

     match.*.conf
	    These configuration files also contain regular expressions to  match
	    a certain aspect of a logfile.

     ignore.searchengines.conf
	    This  is  a blacklist for all the known searchengines to filter them
	    out from the logfiles.

AUTHOR
     The program was written by Jan Kneschke <jan@kneschke.de>. This manual page
     was written by Othmar Pasteka <othmar@debian.org>.

SEE ALSO
     If you want further information about modlogan, see the modlogan  web  site
     at <http://jan.kneschke.de/projects/modlogan/>.

Linux				    NOV 2002			     MODLOGAN(1)

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