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Hi all,
I am looking for resources (articles, books, links, etc) on logging and audit trail frameworks.
I know of log4j. What I am looking for is on a higher level.
For example,
What is a good format to store the logs in?
Is there anything I should consider when storing the logs in flat files/DB?
How do we handle clustering, multiple VMs?
How do I implement some level of log security? (to prevent tampering)
I just don't want to re-invent the wheel, so I am hoping to research as much as possible before writing out the specs.
cheers! and thanks in advance.
 
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There are some standard log file formats out there. Here's something on W3C: http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-logfile Google on "log file format" for more.
A group in my company is floating a standard that allows errors to be forwarded to a central monitor. Log4J and similar tools often have pluggable formatters, so you can change formats by simple configuration options.
Was that the kind of thing you were interested in?
 
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