RE: FTP server side logging?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Loyd

I don't think you will ever get the exact string as entered, say, in a 
Windows client, because what is entered in the client is never passed as is 
- it is translated into server side requests. In this case, it appears that 
your "put" from the viewpoint of the client is converted to a "get" (STOR, 
probably) from the viewpoint of the server. And it has converted the 
NAMEFMT 0 (library/object) syntax of "loyd/me" to the NAMEFMT 1 (path 
naming) syntax.

So you need to do some parsing to get what you want, and it still may not 
get you everything. E.g., I don't know enough of the RFC for FTP to know 
how the server knows what is the object on the client - unless it doesn't, 
and it only knows to read from a socket. That makes sense - it only needs 
to know where on its machine to put the data.

HTH
Vern

At 11:58 AM 4/15/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
> I'm already looking at the FTP exit points, V5R2.
>
> The information center shows 3 exit points for FTP: client request
> validation, server request validation, and server logon. None of these shows
> me the command issued by the client.
>
> >From my XP box:
> ftp> put me.savf loyd/me
>
> What I see in the FTP server request validation exit point (VLRQ0100
> format):
> Application ID: 1 (ftp server)
> Operation ID: 7 (receive file from client)
> Operation information: /QSYS.LIB/LOYD.LIB/ME.FILE (requested target path)
>
> Nowhere do I see "put me.savf loyd/me"
>
> I want to see/log the actual put command (or any other command) the client
> issues. I would write this information to a log file on the iSeries.
>
> Thanks,
> Loyd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:46
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: FTP server side logging?
>
> Search for FTP EXIT POINT.  I've done this myself.
>
> Rob Berendt
>
> "Goodbar, Loyd (ETS - Water Valley)" <LGoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Is it possible to log the commands issued by the client, on the FTP
> server?
> I'm working with the FTP server request validation (QIBM_QTMF_SERVER_REQ).
> While it is useful to know the class of command being requested (get
> files,
> list files, etc.), it would be really nice to know the exact command as
> presented by the client for auditing/logging purposes.