Theatshield data displayed scrolling on screen at main devices console

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So I have gotten a baremetal install of Nethsecurity setup and configured. I have setup ThreatSheild and all seems to be run smooth from what I can tell.

After setting up ThreatShield, my main console window for the Nethsecurity now has constant scrolling on the screen. Which will make it had to login.

On most Router/Firewall packages this is not done unless you logon to dashboard / webgui or if you login to console and type in a command for it start listing this info. Is this a feature or a bug?

Here is a picture of what is coming up on the main console at the device -

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Thanks,
-SF-

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It’s a normal behavior: almost all Lnux distros print kernel messages on the console.

I guess you can tune it, but I never tried. Take a look at:

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Just to make sure you understand what I mean - of course I am talking about before you login on the main console windows. Where it asks for your user. Then asks for your password.

I would agree that Linux distros print certain messages on console screens. I am not disagreeing on that.

Even on the main console screen before I was logged in I have seen when a usb mouse or keyboard is introduced to a linux device on screen, or there is some sort of disconnection with keyboad or mouse. But rarely has it been a scrolling mass of messages that doesn’t seem to end.

What I am saying is that very few messages of one type or another are allowed on the main console window before you login. (unless you have errors happening on the system, or a change to the device like I said above, a mouse or keyboard change)

To me the threat shield scrolling messages are great and very useful. But on the main login screen, It causes a visual obstruction to the users login to the device.

Is it possible to place the threat shield messages output on one of the other consoles. I don’t know if NethSecurity does it, but other Linux distros allow you to press CTRL+ALT+F1 thru CTRL+ALT+F12 to get to another separate console window.

Is it possible to move it to one of those other console windows instead and just let users know it is available there? You can even make sure there is reference to it on the main login screen. showing the keys to press to bring it up. And then keys to press to go back to main console as well.

Here is info on how to show a message at Login

Customizing the Login Screen

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-change-login-message/

If you want to keep it on the main console, is it possible to make a split screen for a left side for login and right side a boxed in area that has messages?

Just a thought of trying to make it look a little more cleaner and easier to work with for the user.

Thanks,
-SF-

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I saw the same things even on RHEL installations, many times.

Never tried, but I guess you could do it by hacking the /etc/inittab, you should search among OpenWrt doc for it.

Probably, but I never needed it so I do not know where to start searching.

Only if OpenWrt has a packages that does the job: eventually you need to install an extra package and hack on inittab.

Edit: I missed to add a link to the software that creates the log: banip, you could try to tweak the config to reduce the noise.

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I will take a look at the links you shared and then refer to your answers to my questions on this issue. Then post any response from there.

I appreciate the quick followup and answers. I am using NethSecurity. So far it is smooth running. I thank you and the NethSecurity team for their work on putting together an easy-to-use, a seemingly great firewall and routing platform

I am excited to see NethSecurity grow, stay secure and do much more.

-SF-

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To disable logging:

uci set banip.global.ban_loginput='0'
uci set banip.global.ban_logforwardwan='0'
uci set banip.global.ban_logforwardlan='0'
uci commit
service banip restart

To change what’s displayed on console, look for printk.

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