Re: Capturing a programs file output.

On 2004-08-15 mop@arach.net.au wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a freeware tool for Windows that can log:
>
> a) The file access of a selected application, such as opening,/closing
> of files, what is written, and if possible the offset the write
> occured at.
> b) Access to a selected file by any application.
>
> Either capability would be useful, but preferably both. Timestamping
> would also be helpful.

a) Can be done thru a tool like Filemon [1], but since it affects
   performance I wouldn't recommend running it in the background all the
   time.
b) Should be doable thru SACLs if you're using NTFS.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
-- 
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deserve neither liberty nor safety, and will lose both."
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