How to know what app is being used for file transfer?


 
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# 1  
Old 01-22-2013
How to know what app is being used for file transfer?

Hi

I have a Ubuntu box that one of our system admins transfers log files to.
I want to find out how the transfer of the file is done. That is whether he is pushing the
files with an app such as rsync or scp to the Ubuntu box or he is pulling the files from where it is to the Ubuntu box. I only have access to the Ubuntu box and dont have any access to where the files are remotely.

Thanks for suggestions and help.
# 2  
Old 01-22-2013
You could check his shell history, perhaps. ~/.bash_history if he uses the bash shell
# 3  
Old 01-22-2013
I checked ~/.bash_history but no commands there show any transfer of files.

I can see from auth.log what user he logs in as and the opening of ssh sessions and from which IP he is connecting from.
# 4  
Old 01-22-2013
Check for 'subsystem request for sftp' in that log.
# 5  
Old 01-22-2013
I do not get anything for 'subsystem request for sftp' when i check for it in the auth.log file
# 6  
Old 06-20-2013
the admin is probaly just using scp ... or it can be tar over ssh ...
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