Apple M9547Z/A Administration Guide - Page 124
Auditing Client Usage Information, System Report Size
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System Report Size The file system data which is uploaded to the report database (labeled "File Search data" in the Scheduling sheet of the Task Server preference pane) contains a significant amount of data. For a client with 10 GB of files on the hard disk, the report data uploaded can easily reach 5 MB in size. With hundreds or thousands of clients, this data can add up quickly and might tax network resources. Data for other reports (System Overview, Application Usage, and User History) are only 8 KB to 12 KB each, and have little impact. Uploading user accounting data and application usage data further increases the size of the uploaded data for any one client. Since you may not want to store all the possible information for a given client computer, you can customize which type of data is collected, as desired. Auditing Client Usage Information With Apple Remote Desktop, you can get detailed information about who has been using the client computers and how. There are two reports that help you audit information about how the clients are being used:  the User History report  the Application Usage report Generating a User History Report The User History report is used to track who has logged in to a computer, when they logged in and out, and how they accessed the computer. The client stores 30 days of accumulated data, so the requested time can't be more than the last 30 days. The report shows the following information:  computer name  user's short name  access type (login window, tty, SSH)  login time  logout time  remote login host (originating host to the login session: localhost, or some remote computer) Note: Multiple users logged in via Fast User Switching can lead to confusing or conflicting reports. When a second or third user logs in to a computer, there is no way of knowing which user is the active user. Session length may not reflect actual usage, and login and logout times overlap. User History report information is collected by default if you are installing Remote Desktop for the first time. If you have upgraded an older version of Remote Desktop, you need to enable its collection explicitly in the clients' reporting policy. See "Setting the Client's Data Reporting Policy" on page 169 for instructions. 124 Chapter 8 Administering Client Computers