RE: IP to User name translation

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lee Edward Armstrong [mailto:lee@darklyte.freeserve.co.uk]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 2:05 PM
>To: squid-users@ircache.net
>Subject: IP to User name translation
>
>
>Hi there,
>
> I curently have all the valid users in my squid.conf
>defined as IP
>addresses. I've just processesed the logs for the first time using
>calamaris and they are cool.....However they apear with a host by
>host listing of who is using their web access....curently this is an
>IP address.
>
>Is there anyway that i can translate these to thier user name /
>machine name....maybe from a lookup table, or within squid's config

To hostname lookup you should change log_fqdn option in the squid.conf. But
this can increase a little latency.

log_fqdn on

>
>or is it a case of pre-parsing the logs using perl and substituting ???
>
>Any ideas ???
>
>cya,
> Lee
>
>BTW most people accessing are using windows95, and they log
>into novell !

Peace..
Ilker G.
Received on Tue May 23 2000 - 05:32:39 MDT