How to keep server out of logs?


 
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Old 03-31-2014
How to keep server out of logs?

Hi,

there you may read some anonymous services like VPN service dont keep logs of their members activity.

So i want to ask how i can make my personal linux servers be without any logs of accessing IPs, hostnames.

I know there is "/var/log/lastlog", but are there any other files in default linux to be deleted (securelly)?
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Old 03-31-2014
It isn't clear what you are asking. Describe your environment? Are you running linux? Do you have root access?
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Old 04-01-2014
Is there a good reason you don't want this information? Most people will use it for tracking activity if fraud or hacking is suspected.

Much of this information may be forwarded to a remote server that just collects logs too, and all for good reason.


Can you elaborate?


Thanks,
Robin
 
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