Background tasks
Trisul installs the following background tasks
| Task Name | Description |
|---|---|
| resolve_ip | Resolves the most important IP addresses automatically |
| cronmailreport | Generates scheduled reports and mails them out |
| tca_dispatch | Summarizes threshold crossing alerts into an email and sends it out |
| refresh_data | Automatically refresh plugins data (GeoIP, Badfellas blacklists, URLFilter database) |
View or modifyTop
Trisul uses the regular unix crontab to schedule background tasks.
To view crontab list
Login as root, then type :
crontab -l
To modify crontab list
Login as root, then type :
crontab -e
Background tasks log filesTop
All the Trisul background tasks send its output to the log file located at
/usr/local/share/webtrisul/logs/back_tasks.log
You can also access these logs from the web interface
Select Admin → View Logs → Background Tasks
