session manager

[Dongming Zhang]

    (1) we are trying to collect the information about who is using
the www server which could be find via out user/passwd screen, but
it's difficult to track down this specific user's activities in the
system because we are providing several databases and would like to know
which databases he/she is using. The existing vt100 gateway can 
get all the user activities and even time stamp information and we would
like our www-based system has similar functions;

     (2) session manager is a piece of software sits in between
http server and database; or on http server which assign each
logined user a session id until this user leave the system. Just my
understanding and may have several approaches. 

   We are using UNIX server.

     Dongming Zhang
     Welch Medical Library
     Johns Jopkins University

> > 
> > Greeting,
> > 
> >    Does anybody know any information about session manager on www?
> > We would like to collect ACCURATE information on system usage and
> > user information, www access_log file is not enough or doesn't provide
> > these information. I Heard that session manager or the like will provide
> > such function.
> > 
> >    Also I would like to know how other libraries deal with this issue.
> > 
> 
> I think you're going to have to be a little more specific; unless yet 
> again I am displaying gross ignorance, 'cos I've never heard of a 
> 'session manager'.  Is this a UNIX-based www server?  'Session manager' 
> sounds like WindowsNT-speak.
> 
> Also, what sort of information are you seeking that the normal www usage 
> logs don't record?
> 
> -- john f, miami university library systems
>