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### Log files


**/etc/syslog.conf**
`/etc/syslog.conf`

In this file you can read all the logs that syslog log. 

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/var/log/messages
```

Here you have failed and successfull login attempts. SSH, SUDO, and much more.
Here you have failed and successful login attempts. SSH, SUDO, and much more.

```
/var/log/auth.log
```
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```
grep -v '<src-ip-address>' /path/to/access_log > a && mv a /path/to/access_log
```

What it does is simply to copy all lines except the lines that contain your IP-address. And then move them, and them move them back again.

```
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echo $HISTFILE
echo $HISTSIZE
```

You can set your file-size like this to zero, to avoid storing commands.

```
export HISTSIZE=0
```

If you set it when you get shell you won't have to worry about cleaning up the history.

## Shred files

Shredding files lets you remove files in a more secure way.

```
shred -zu filename
```

## On windows


Clear env
https://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/event-log-management/
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