The following table lists the program files and directories, their associated components, and their functions.
See Section I.2, Program Directories for a breakout of program filenames by operating system.
File |
Program Component |
Function |
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audcgen |
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AudCGen is a command line utility that generates SSL certificates for the Secure Logging Server and logging applications. Novell Audit uses certificates to authenticate logging applications and sign events. For more information, see Section H.5, AudCGen. |
auditagt.ncf |
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Auditagt.ncf contains the startup script for the Novell eDirectory™ and NetWare® Instrumentations. It is added to the logging server’s autoexec.ncf file during installation. |
auditDS |
eDirectory Instrumentation |
The auditDS module hooks into the eDirectory event system. It logs all events configured under > in the NCP Server object.For more information, see Section B.1, eDirectory Events. IMPORTANT:On Windows, auditDS must be located in the same directory as the directory database set (DIB). By default, the DIB is located in \novell\nds\ . On UNIX, auditDS must be in /usr/lib/nds-modules . |
auditext |
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A utility used to add or remove the Novell Audit objects and attributes from the eDirectory schema. AuditExt is used by the installation program to extend the eDirectory schema during installation. For more information, see Section H.6, AuditExt. |
auditNW |
NetWare Instrumentation (for NetWare only) |
The auditNW module hooks into the NSS, Traditional File System, and NetWare event systems. It logs all events configured under > or > in the NCP Server object.For more information, see Section B.3, NetWare Events and Section B.2, File System Events. |
auditsvr.ncf |
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Auditsvr.ncf contains the startup script for the Secure Logging Server. It is added to the logging server’s autoexec.ncf file during installation. |
dsicert.pem |
eDirectory Instrumentation |
Certificate required by eDirectory Instrumentation on Linux, NetWare, Solaris, and Windows platforms. |
dsipkey.pem |
eDirectory Instrumentation |
Private key required by on Linux, NetWare, Solaris, and Windows platforms. |
Disconnected Mode Cache Directory |
Logging Cache Module for the Platform Agent |
The directory where the Logging Cache Module temporarily logs incoming information if the connection to the Secure Logging Server is interrupted. |
Java Classpath |
Java channel driver JMS channel driver JDBC channel driver |
The location of the java source code, as well as any other classes or objects that are required by the Novell Audit Java, JMS, and JDBC channel drivers. |
jdbclogdriver.jar |
JDBC channel driver |
jdbclogdriver.jar is a Java archive file that contains the JDBC channel driver. For more information, see Section 6.7, JDBC. |
lcache |
Logging Cache Module for the Platform Agent |
The Logging Cache Module enables the Platform Agent to temporarily log incoming information to its Disconnected Mode Cache if the connection to the Secure Logging Server is interrupted. For more information on configuring the disconnected mode cache, see Section 4.1, Configuring the Platform Agent. |
lengine |
Secure Logging Server |
The Secure Logging Server is the server component in the Novell auditing system. It manages the flow of information to and from the Novell auditing system. It receives incoming events and requests from the Platform Agents; logs information to the data store; monitors designated events; and provides filtering and notification services. For more information, see Section 4.2, Configuring the Secure Logging Server. |
letrans |
LETrans |
A utility designed to convert raw data files logged by the file channel, into a readable, delimited format. |
lgdcvr |
Critical Value Reset (CVR) channel driver |
The CVR channel allows you to flag an attribute in eDirectory with a reset policy. If the value of that specific attribute is changed, the CVR channel driver resets the value as per the policy defined in the CVR Channel object. For more information, see Section 6.4, CVR. |
lgdfile |
File channel driver |
The File channel driver writes events to a flat file in the file system. The driver can be configured to provide a single, comma-separated file (*.csv) or a human-readable log file. For more information, see Section 6.5, File. |
lgdjava |
Java channel driver |
The Java channel driver allows the logging server to output filtered events to a Java application. For more information, see Section 6.6, Java. |
lgdmonitor |
Monitor channel driver |
The Monitor channel driver provides logging system statistics in iManager. For more information, see Section 6.10, Monitor. |
lgdmssql |
Microsoft SQL Server channel driver |
The MSSQL channel driver writes events to a Microsoft SQL Server database. For more information, see Section 6.9, Microsoft SQL Server. |
lgdmsql |
MySQL channel driver |
The MySQL channel driver writes events to a MySQL database. For more information, see Section 6.11, MySQL. |
lgdora |
Oracle channel driver |
The Oracle channel enables the logging server to log events to an Oracle database. For more information, see Section 6.12, Oracle. |
lgdsmtp |
SMTP channel driver |
The SMTP channel driver e-mails events to a designated relay host. For more information, see Section 6.13, SMTP. |
lgdsnmp |
SMNP channel driver |
The SNMP channel driver sends events to an SNMP management system. For more information, see Section 6.14, SNMP. |
lgdsyslg |
Syslog channel driver |
The Syslog channel driver allows the logging server to log events to a specific syslog facility on any syslog host or to a remote syslog daemon. For more information, see Section 6.15, Syslog. |
log |
File channel log file |
The filename for the File Channel data store. |
logevent |
Platform Agent |
The Platform Agent is the client component in the Novell auditing system. It receives logging information and system requests from individual applications and transmits the information to the Secure Logging Server. For more information, see Section 4.1, Configuring the Platform Agent. |
logevent.cfg logevent.conf |
Platform Agent configuration file |
A text-based configuration file that stores the local Platform Agent’s configuration settings. Every computer running the Platform Agent has its own logevent.cfg file. For more information on the configuration settings and file location, see Section 4.1, Configuring the Platform Agent. |
logparse |
Log Parser |
The Log Parser Instrumentation harvests events from any text-based log file, such as syslog, Apache error logs, and Novell Application Launcher™ logs. Events are parsed and formatted in Novell Audit event structure so the events can be processed by Novell Audit. For more information, see Section 5.4.5, Log Parser Instrumentation. |
lreport |
Novell Audit Report program file |
Novell Audit Report is a Windows-based, ODBC-compliant application that can query Oracle and MySQL data stores (or any other database that has ODBC driver support). |
LSC files |
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Log Schema (LSC) files catalog the events that can be logged for a given application. They also provide event descriptions and field titles, although this is optional. |
mdb |
Interface to Novell eDirectory, the Windows registry, the file system, or other systems |
MDB is a simple API that provides all the functionality required to access and manipulate a variety of hierarchical databases (for example, eDirectory, the Windows registry, the file system, or other systems). The MDB API allows Novell Audit to become independent of the actual database. The underlying concepts of MDB are similar to ODBC, though the functionality differs. |
mdbds |
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MDBDS is the MDB driver for eDirectory. |
mdbreg |
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MDBREG is the MDB driver for the Windows Registry. |
naudit |
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Naudit contains the startup script for the Secure Logging Server on Windows, Linux, and Solaris systems. |
NauditLogDriver.jar |
JMS channel driver |
NauditLogDriver.jar is a Java archive file that contains the JMS channel driver. For more information, see Section 6.8, JMS. |
NauditLogDriverUtil.jar |
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NauditLogDriver.jar is a Java archive file that contains the JMS channel driver. For more information, see Section 6.8, JMS. |
nauditpaconfig.jar |
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The Platform Agent Configuration Tool provides a graphical interface to manage Novell Audit Platform Agents. This tool operates by making changes to the logevent.cfg file, which contains configuration settings for the Platform Agent. For more information, see Section H.8, NauditPAConfig. |
NauditWin.exe |
Windows Instrumentation |
The NauditWin module collects events from the Windows Event Viewer and sends them to the Secure Logging Server for processing by Novell Audit. It logs all events selected in the page in the Windows Instrumentation object.For more information, see Section 5.4.4, Windows Instrumentation. |
nproduct.log |
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Nproduct.log contains any errors that have been logged during startup on Windows, Linux, and Solaris systems. |
nwicert.pem |
NetWare Instrumentation |
Certificate required by NetWare Instrumentation. |
nwipkey.pem |
NetWare Instrumentation |
Private key required by NetWare Instrumentation. |
winicert.pem |
Windows Instrumentation |
Certificate required by Windows Instrumentation. |
winipkey.pem |
Windows Instrumentation |
Private key required by Windows Instrumentation. |