Logs

Log files provide a complete record of each FindFace Security component activity. Consulting logs is one of the first things you should do to identify a cause for any system problem.

Component Command to view log
findface-extraction-api sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep extraction-api
findface-sf-api sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep sf-api
findface-tarantool-server sudo tail -f /var/log/tarantool/FindFace.log
findface-video-manager sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep video-manager
findface-video-worker sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep video-worker
findface-security sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep findface-security
findface-ntls sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep ntls
findface-security sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep security
etcd sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog | grep etcd

You can also consult audit log for each component. To do so, use the journalctl -u <component> command, for example:

journalctl -u findface-extraction-api

Important

In order to enable saving audit logs to your hard drive, uncomment and edit the Storage parameter in the /etc/systemd/journald.conf file:

sudo vi /etc/systemd/journald.conf
...
[Journal]
Storage=persistent

If necessary, uncomment and edit the SystemMaxUse parameter as well. This parameter determines the maximum volume of log files on your hard drive (10% by default).

SystemMaxUse=15

To view the FindFace Security audit logs, execute the following command:

journalctl -o verbose SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=ffsecurity

When interpreting audit logs, first of all pay attention on the following parameters:

  • REQUEST_USER: user who made the changes;
  • REQUEST_PATH: URL of the request;
  • REQUEST_DATA: detailed information of the request.

In the log below, the admin user creates a dossier id=1879:

Fr 2017-12-22 17:53:32.436258 MSK [s=0b5566699751426983e13241301205e9;i=e26015;b=907c34cc1fde4398af63bb575587d9ba;m=246f620c449;t=560eefaf59bc5;x=ed60a136c8fc6362]
   PRIORITY=6
   _UID=123
   _GID=130
   _CAP_EFFECTIVE=0
   _BOOT_ID=907c34cc1fde4398af63bb575587d9ba
   _MACHINE_ID=a3eea61c03e041ef8e64d5c72f5fce40
   _HOSTNAME=ntechadmin
   SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=ffsecurity
   THREAD_NAME=MainThread
   _TRANSPORT=journal
   _PID=6579
   _COMM=findface-securi
   _EXE=/opt/ffsecurity/bin/python3
   _CMDLINE=/opt/ffsecurity/bin/python /opt/ffsecurity/bin/findface-security runworker
   _SYSTEMD_CGROUP=/system.slice/system-findface\x2dsecurity\x2dworker.slice/findface-security-worker@4.service
   _SYSTEMD_UNIT=findface-security-worker@4.service
   _SYSTEMD_SLICE=system-findface\x2dsecurity\x2dworker.slice
   CODE_FILE=/opt/ffsecurity/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ffsecurity/mixins.py
   CODE_LINE=94
   CODE_FUNC=finalize_response
   REQUEST_USER=admin
   LOGGER=ffsecurity.audit
   MESSAGE=N8Be05il POST /dossier-faces/ 201 by admin
   REQUEST_DATA={"dossier": "'1879'", "source_photo": "<InMemoryUploadedFile: 14927016033292449.jpeg (image/jpeg)>"}
   REQUEST_PATH=/dossier-faces/
   REQUEST_ID=N8Be05il
   _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1513954412436258

In the next log, the list of faces is requested for the dossier id=1879:

Fr 2017-12-22 17:53:32.475467 MSK [s=0b5566699751426983e13241301205e9;i=e26016;b=907c34cc1fde4398af63bb575587d9ba;m=246f6215d82;t=560eefaf634fe;x=b1374a144a46b5cd]
   PRIORITY=6
   _UID=123
   _GID=130
   _CAP_EFFECTIVE=0
   _BOOT_ID=907c34cc1fde4398af63bb575587d9ba
   _MACHINE_ID=a3eea61c03e041ef8e64d5c72f5fce40
   _HOSTNAME=ntechadmin
   SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=ffsecurity
   THREAD_NAME=MainThread
   _TRANSPORT=journal
   _COMM=findface-securi
   _EXE=/opt/ffsecurity/bin/python3
   _CMDLINE=/opt/ffsecurity/bin/python /opt/ffsecurity/bin/findface-security runworker
   _SYSTEMD_SLICE=system-findface\x2dsecurity\x2dworker.slice
   _PID=6588
   _SYSTEMD_CGROUP=/system.slice/system-findface\x2dsecurity\x2dworker.slice/[email protected]
   [email protected]
   CODE_FILE=/opt/ffsecurity/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ffsecurity/mixins.py
   CODE_LINE=94
   CODE_FUNC=finalize_response
   REQUEST_USER=admin
   REQUEST_DATA={}
   LOGGER=ffsecurity.audit
   MESSAGE=Dee7Qvy4 GET /dossier-faces/?dossier=1879&limit=1000 200 by admin
   REQUEST_ID=Dee7Qvy4
   REQUEST_PATH=/dossier-faces/?dossier=1879&limit=1000
   _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1513954412475467