LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/logevents.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# logevents.sh
# Author: Stephane Chazelas.
# Used in ABS Guide with permission.
# Event logging to a file.
# Must be run as root (for write access in /var/log).
ROOT_UID=0 # Only users with $UID 0 have root privileges.
E_NOTROOT=67 # Non-root exit error.
if [ "$UID" -ne "$ROOT_UID" ]
then
echo "Must be root to run this script."
exit $E_NOTROOT
fi
FD_DEBUG1=3
FD_DEBUG2=4
FD_DEBUG3=5
# === Uncomment one of the two lines below to activate script. ===
# LOG_EVENTS=1
# LOG_VARS=1
log() # Writes time and date to log file.
{
echo "$(date) $*" >&7 # This *appends* the date to the file.
# ^^^^^^^ command substitution
# See below.
}
case $LOG_LEVEL in
1) exec 3>&2 4> /dev/null 5> /dev/null;;
2) exec 3>&2 4>&2 5> /dev/null;;
3) exec 3>&2 4>&2 5>&2;;
*) exec 3> /dev/null 4> /dev/null 5> /dev/null;;
esac
FD_LOGVARS=6
if [[ $LOG_VARS ]]
then exec 6>> /var/log/vars.log
else exec 6> /dev/null # Bury output.
fi
FD_LOGEVENTS=7
if [[ $LOG_EVENTS ]]
then
# exec 7 >(exec gawk '{print strftime(), $0}' >> /var/log/event.log)
# Above line fails in versions of Bash more recent than 2.04. Why?
exec 7>> /var/log/event.log # Append to "event.log".
log # Write time and date.
else exec 7> /dev/null # Bury output.
fi
echo "DEBUG3: beginning" >&${FD_DEBUG3}
ls -l >&5 2>&4 # command1 >&5 2>&4
echo "Done" # command2
echo "sending mail" >&${FD_LOGEVENTS}
# Writes "sending mail" to file descriptor #7.
exit 0