File Structure

Directories and important files used by ASDIC

/etc/opt/asdic

Configuration files customizing the system.

/etc/opt/asdic/loginput.dat

Log file parse grammar definition file.

/etc/default/asdic

Default parameter file for ASDIC.

/etc/init.d/asdic

Startup script for the ASDIC message broker.

/etc/init.d/intercept

Startup script for the ASDIC packet sniffer.

/etc/apache2/conf.d/asdic.conf

ASDIC apache web server configuration file.

/opt/asdic

Here is the distribution installed.

/opt/asdic/bin

Binary distribution. Include this in you path if you are running utilities manually.

/opt/asdic/cgi-bin

CGI binaries for the web user interface.

/opt/asdic/html

Static HTML files for the web user interface.

/var/opt/asdic

This is the working data directory.

/var/opt/asdic/db

Here are the database files and some temporary spool files. For better performance during maintenance operations such as start up, database reorganization and so, make sure this is a fast disk. SSD disk might boost performance a lot. Even if not using fast disks, it is good to keep this disk separated from the other disks since heavy disk I/O are going to take place here, restricting other potential disk operations.

/var/opt/asdic/db/Makefile

Makefile to create the default databases.

/var/opt/asdic/db/defaultdb.tar

Default databases for defined search options such as criteria, ip-groups and predefined searches. Unpacked during installation if those databases are missing.

/var/opt/asdic/db/var

Some exported database data not benefiting of fast disks are stored here. Better bulk then speed.

/var/opt/asdic/tmp

Temporary files used by ASDIC. Old files can safely be deleted and are so by a cron job.

/var/opt/asdic/html

Temporary dynamic HTML files used by the web graphical user interface. Old files can safely be deleted and are so by a cron job.