JP2002215432A - Server device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the convenience of a server device securable while quickly investigating the cause of a fraudulence, a failure, etc., when those take place. SOLUTION: The necessity or not of a log record is preliminarily set in an event setting storing part 3 in accordance with events, and when an inputting part 1 inputs an event, an information processing part 2 records only events set in log record necessity by the storing part 3 in a log. The history of events recorded in the log is subsequently displayed on a displaying part 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a server device used in a communication network such as an HTTP server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a device having an HTTP server function and performing device setting and user registration from a browser,
Usually, an administrator is registered so that various settings cannot be changed without authentication of the registered administrator.

[0003]

[0007] As in the above-described conventional apparatus, if the registration manager must change the setting each time, the simplicity is required. However, if the administrator is used without registering it for the sake of simplicity, the settings may be illegally changed. In this case, even if the history is left, if the time has elapsed after the change, the history is updated, and there is a problem that it may not be known when the setting has been changed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a server device which can ensure simplicity and can quickly investigate the cause of fraud, failure, and the like.

[0005]

A server apparatus according to the present invention includes a log for recording a plurality of events and a means for selecting an event to be recorded in the log, and records only the selected event in the log. I have to.

In this server device, a selected and registered event, for example, a change in network setting,
In the case of inputting such as editing, adding, and deleting a telephone directory, the log is stored. However, in the case of an event that is not selected and is not registered, for example, an input such as a reference to a network setting, a reference to a communication job, or a cancellation, the log is not stored. Therefore, by reading the contents of the log later, it is possible to easily check the history of important events that affect the operation of the apparatus.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The server device includes an input unit 1 for inputting an event or the like, an information processing unit 2, an event setting storage unit 3 for setting whether to log the input event, and a log 4 for recording a history of the event. , A display unit 5. In the server device of this embodiment, when an event is input, a log-recorded event and a non-log-recorded event are registered in advance, and one of the input events is selected. FIG. 2 shows an example of registration of the presence or absence of log recording in this embodiment. Here, in the network setting, the log output is OFF for the reference, but the log change is set to ON for the setting change.

Both the communication job and the print job are set to log output OFF for both reference and cancellation. On the other hand, the log output of the telephone directory is OFF, but the log output is set ON for editing, adding, and deleting. Furthermore, reference to device information, reference to user registration, editing, addition,
In all cases, the log output is turned off. In the operation setting, the log output is turned ON for reference. Change is also set to log output ON. Of these, depending on the content, for example, a condition of “in-house” may be given for reference to the operation setting, and important items may be given by a person's name of a specific person.

Next, in the server device of the embodiment, a processing operation of log recording when an event is input will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, in step ST1, it is determined whether or not an event is input. If there is any event input, the process proceeds to step ST2. In step ST2, it is determined whether or not a network setting has been made. If it is another item, step ST5
Move to. On the other hand, if it is a network setting, the process proceeds to step ST3. In step ST3, it is determined whether or not the detailed item is a setting change. If the setting has been changed, the process proceeds to step ST4. On the other hand, if the setting has not been changed, reference is made here, and the process proceeds to step ST6. In step ST4, a log output of the setting change of the network setting is turned on, that is, a log is recorded. Then, this process ends. In step ST6, the log output of the reference to the network setting is turned off, that is, the log is not recorded.

In step ST5, it is determined whether or not the input item is a communication job. If it is a communication job, the process proceeds to step ST6. On the other hand, if it is not a communication job, the process proceeds to step ST7. In step ST6, regardless of whether the detailed item of the communication job is referred to or canceled, the log output is turned off, that is, the process ends without logging.

In step ST7, it is determined whether the job is a print job. For print jobs,
Move to step ST6. On the other hand, if it is not a print job, the process proceeds to step ST8. In step ST6, the log output is OFF regardless of whether the detailed item of the print job is referenced or canceled, that is, the process ends without recording the log.

In step ST8, it is determined whether or not the item of the input event is a telephone directory. If it is a telephone directory, the process proceeds to step ST9. On the other hand, if it is not a telephone directory, the process proceeds to step ST10. In step ST9, it is determined whether or not the detailed item of the telephone directory is any one of edit, add, and delete. If any of editing, addition, and deletion is performed, the process proceeds to step ST4. On the other hand, if neither is the case, it is determined to be a reference here, and the process proceeds to step ST6. In step ST4, editing,
Or log additions or deletions. On the other hand, step S
At T6, the log output is turned OFF for the reference and the log is not recorded.

In step ST10, it is determined whether or not the item is a user registration. If the input event item is a user registration, the process proceeds to step ST6. If it is not a user registration, the process proceeds to step ST11. In step ST6, the log output is OFF regardless of whether the detailed item of the user registration is reference, edit, add, or delete. That is, no log is recorded.

In step ST11, it is determined whether the item is an operation setting. If it is an operation setting, step ST
Move to 4. On the other hand, if it is not an operation setting, step S
Move to T12. In step ST4, the log output is turned ON regardless of whether the detailed item of the operation setting is referred to or changed. That is, the log is recorded. Step ST12
In, it is determined whether the item is device information. If it is device information, the process proceeds to step ST6, and the log output is turned off.
And ends the processing. On the other hand, if it is not device information, the process is terminated. In this case, the process may return to step ST1.

As described above, when an event selected and set is recorded in a log, an example of the recorded contents is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the access time, the client, the item, the action, and the change history are recorded for each action of the item for which the log output is turned ON. By reading and displaying the contents of the log, it is possible to know the history of important events, and it is easy to deal with improper operations or failures.

Further, in the above embodiment, when recording in the log is performed based on the operation of the client, the client may be notified that the recording is performed in the log.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a means for selecting an event to be recorded in the log is provided, and only the selected event is recorded in the log. It is possible to quickly investigate the cause when a failure occurs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an event log presence / absence setting in the server device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an event log recording process of the server device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an event log recording process of the server device of the embodiment, together with FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of log record contents of the server device of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 input unit 2 information processing unit 3 event setting storage unit 4 log 5 display unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A log for recording a plurality of events,
A server device comprising means for selecting an event to be recorded in a log, and recording only the selected event in a log. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selected event is an event that affects the operation of the apparatus.
The server device according to the above. 3. The server device according to claim 1, wherein when the recording in the log is performed based on an operation of the client, the client is notified that the recording is performed in the log.