Difference between revisions of "Log rotation script example"
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| − | <code> | + | <code>#!/bin/bash |
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#Log Rotate | #Log Rotate | ||
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#create a copy and clear the current log file | #create a copy and clear the current log file | ||
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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 | ||
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#compress the copy with datestamp in the title for log retention | #compress the copy with datestamp in the title for log retention | ||
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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 | ||
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#remove intermediate copy | #remove intermediate copy | ||
| − | + | rm /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp</code> | |
| − | rm /var/log/fail2ban.log.tmp | ||
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| − | </code> | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 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
