[squid-users] Opinions on Log Analysis

Hello all:

We have been using Squid for some time now to provide HTTP access for our
user population here. We now have a management need to make more sense of
our access.log. Looking at the log analysis pages on squid-cache.org I see
that there are a great number of tools out there for this kind of work.

I know that this is a "piece-of-string" -type question, but I would be
interested in anyone's views on which of the tools are worth looking into
and which ones are just plain not worth bothering with.

The reports generated will be seen by management people rather than anyone
with any technical grasp. Things that would be nice are:

- HTML output
- Some sort of "per user" summary on a daily basis of time spent browsing
the web (I know that this is perhaps a difficult thing to quantify)
- A weekly and monthly summary digest of a user's level of activity
- Graphing is good :)
- The flagging and reporting of dubious site access

If anyone can recommend a tool which handles most of these tasks then I'm
not adverse to filling in the gaps with a bit of Perl; I'm just loathe to
re-invent the wheel from scratch.

Any help if fully appreciated. Of course, if this question has been asked a
million times before then please feel free to tell me to FAQ off :) Finally
I apologise for the large disclaimer at the bottom of this mail. I know that
it is annoying for list members to have to download these things, but
unfortunately I have no choice in the matter.

Again, all help greatly appreciated.

Sam Pointer
UNIX, Security & Network Administration
HPD Software Limited
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 8780 6800
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Received on Fri Jun 13 2003 - 04:20:07 MDT