mb-scribe Service¶

Logging and analytics daemon for centralized event processing and reporting.

Overview¶

mb-scribe handles all logging, analytics, and reporting:

Centralized logging - Collect logs from all services
Real-time analytics - Process events as they occur
Statistics aggregation - Daily/weekly/monthly summaries
Report generation - Automated email reports
Audit trail - Compliance and security logging

Functions¶

Log Collection¶

Aggregates logs from: - Email processing (spam, virus, policies) - Authentication events (logins, 2FA) - Configuration changes (settings, policies) - Administrative actions (user management) - System events (service starts, errors)

Analytics Processing¶

Real-time processing provides: - Email volume trends - Spam detection rates - Virus detection statistics - False positive analysis - Performance metrics

Report Types¶

Daily Summary - Yesterday's statistics
Weekly Report - 7-day trends and patterns
Monthly Report - Full month analysis
Security Report - Authentication and security events
Custom Reports - On-demand queries

Configuration¶

Service file: /etc/systemd/system/mb-scribe.service

Log settings:

# Enable analytics
sudo mb-config set scribe.analytics_enabled true

# Report schedule
sudo mb-config set scribe.daily_report true
sudo mb-config set scribe.report_email admin@example.com
sudo mb-config set scribe.report_time "08:00"

# Retention
sudo mb-config set scribe.log_retention_days 90
sudo mb-config set scribe.stats_retention_days 365

Operations¶

sudo systemctl start mb-scribe
sudo systemctl status mb-scribe
sudo tail -f /var/log/mailborder/mb-scribe.log

Generate Reports¶

Daily report:

sudo mb-report --daily

Weekly report:

sudo mb-report --weekly

Custom date range:

sudo mb-report --since "2025-01-01" --until "2025-01-31"

Email report:

sudo mb-report --daily --email admin@example.com

Statistics¶

View statistics:

sudo mb-scribe-stats

Example output:

Scribe Statistics
=================

Events Logged (24h): 125,678
  Email events: 95,234
  Auth events: 12,345
  Admin actions: 234
  System events: 17,865

Reports Generated:
  Daily: 30
  Weekly: 4
  Monthly: 1

Storage:
  Current size: 2.3 GB
  Oldest log: 90 days