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Hello,<br />
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I work at a school and we recently had a security audit centered around our student information system. &nbsp;The server that has this software on it is Server 2003 and people use terminal services to connect to it from 4 different buildings in our district.<br />
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I know there is logging built into the OS, but was wondering if anyone used a separate software package just for the purpose of logging and recording when the server/data was accessed? &nbsp; I think the state auditors might want something easier to read and understand than just the standard windows logging.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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M.
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Hello,

I work at a school and we recently had a security audit centered around our student information system.  The server that has this software on it is Server 2003 and people use terminal services to connect to it from 4 different buildings in our district.

I know there is logging built into the OS, but was wondering if anyone used a separate software package just for the purpose of logging and recording when the server/data was accessed?   I think the state auditors might want something easier to read and understand than just the standard windows logging.

Thanks,

M.

Is there a good access logging software for servers?

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