<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> <h2 class="ReadMsgSubject"> <style type="text/css"> </style></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal"><font face="Ubuntu"><font size="3">Re: can we find a solution to bug #820895 (show Process Name in log files)</font></font></h2> <br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:43:21 +0000<br>> From: 820895@bugs.launchpad.net<br>> To: nrundy@hotmail.com<br>> Subject: [Bug 820895] Re: Log File Viewer does not log "Process Name"<br>> <br>> Must say I agree with Nick Rundy's comments on 2012-01-25 (above).<br>> <br>> We do need a way to track what application is initiating network<br>> traffic, that can (or is) logged to the syslog.<br>> <br>> Can we get this progressed to the kernel and iptables teams as a feature<br>> request.<br>> <br>> -- <br>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug<br>> report.<br>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/820895<br>> <br>> Title:<br>> Log File Viewer does not log "Process Name"<br>> <br>> Status in “rsyslog” package in Ubuntu:<br>> Won't Fix<br>> <br>> Bug description:<br>> The gnome "Log File Viewer" does not log the Process Name (or<br>> Application Name) that generated the log item. For example, if an<br>> outbound internet connection is blocked and this event is logged, only<br>> the "ID" (i.e., PID) is shown in the report. But the PID is useless<br>> because it is ephemeral and does not live past the session. Users are<br>> left with no way to learn what Application or Process was responsible<br>> for generating the log item.<br>> <br>> The "Process Name" should be listed in log items instead of the PID.<br>> <br>> ProblemType: Bug<br>> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04<br>> Package: gnome-utils 2.30.0-0ubuntu1<br>> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.71-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18<br>> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686<br>> Architecture: i386<br>> Date: Thu Aug 4 08:05:47 2011<br>> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-system-log<br>> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)<br>> ProcEnviron:<br>> LC_TIME=en_GB.UTF-8<br>> LANG=en_US.utf8<br>> SHELL=/bin/bash<br>> SourcePackage: gnome-utils<br>> XsessionErrors: (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1444): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed<br>> <br>> To manage notifications about this bug go to:<br>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rsyslog/+bug/820895/+subscriptions<br></div> </div></body> </html>