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| − | # create a copy and clear the current log file | + | <nowiki>#!/bin/bash |
| + | #Log Rotate | ||
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| + | #create a copy and clear the current log file | ||
cp -a /var/log/fail2ban.log /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp && echo "" | tee /var/log/fail2ban.log | cp -a /var/log/fail2ban.log /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp && echo "" | tee /var/log/fail2ban.log | ||
| − | # compress the copy with datestamp in the title for log retention | + | #compress the copy with datestamp in the title for log retention |
tar cfj /var/log/fail2ban_log_$(date +"%Y%m%d").tar.bz2 /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp | tar cfj /var/log/fail2ban_log_$(date +"%Y%m%d").tar.bz2 /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp | ||
| − | # remove intermediate copy | + | #remove intermediate copy |
rm /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp | rm /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp | ||
| + | </nowiki> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:45, 1 July 2021
#!/bin/bash #Log Rotate #create a copy and clear the current log file cp -a /var/log/fail2ban.log /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp && echo "" | tee /var/log/fail2ban.log #compress the copy with datestamp in the title for log retention tar cfj /var/log/fail2ban_log_$(date +"%Y%m%d").tar.bz2 /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp #remove intermediate copy rm /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp
