Triggering Action
I would like to execute an action when an even occur. More exactly, I would like some file to be edited, every time the "auth.log" changes.
For example : Somebody switch into root mode, that will be written into auth.log, and as result of this change in log, file "abc" will be edited to contain current count of rows in auth.log. This would trigger every time, the log got changed.
cron log events
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
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I would like to execute an action when an even occur. More exactly, I would like some file to be edited, every time the "auth.log" changes.
For example : Somebody switch into root mode, that will be written into auth.log, and as result of this change in log, file "abc" will be edited to contain current count of rows in auth.log. This would trigger every time, the log got changed.
cron log events
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
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Sounds like a task forinotifytools, especiallyinotifywait.
– PerlDuck
Feb 4 at 18:07
Thank you for answer. I tried to install it, but it showed error, that some libraries are not "installable".Do you know how can I deal with it ?
– John Ronald
Feb 4 at 18:21
@PerlDuck please don't post answers as comments. John, now that you have tried inotify, please edit your question and include what you tried and how it failed.
– terdon♦
Feb 4 at 20:23
I've usedinotifywaitandinotifywatch, BUT check the filesystem type where the file lives. They don't work onoverlayfs, for example.apt-cache search inotifyshows many choices, includingentr - Run arbitrary commands when files change. I have NOT tried this.
– waltinator
Feb 4 at 21:52
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I would like to execute an action when an even occur. More exactly, I would like some file to be edited, every time the "auth.log" changes.
For example : Somebody switch into root mode, that will be written into auth.log, and as result of this change in log, file "abc" will be edited to contain current count of rows in auth.log. This would trigger every time, the log got changed.
cron log events
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
238
I would like to execute an action when an even occur. More exactly, I would like some file to be edited, every time the "auth.log" changes.
For example : Somebody switch into root mode, that will be written into auth.log, and as result of this change in log, file "abc" will be edited to contain current count of rows in auth.log. This would trigger every time, the log got changed.
cron log events
cron log events
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
238
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
238
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
238
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
238
asked Feb 4 at 18:01
John RonaldJohn Ronald
238
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Sounds like a task forinotifytools, especiallyinotifywait.
– PerlDuck
Feb 4 at 18:07
Thank you for answer. I tried to install it, but it showed error, that some libraries are not "installable".Do you know how can I deal with it ?
– John Ronald
Feb 4 at 18:21
@PerlDuck please don't post answers as comments. John, now that you have tried inotify, please edit your question and include what you tried and how it failed.
– terdon♦
Feb 4 at 20:23
I've usedinotifywaitandinotifywatch, BUT check the filesystem type where the file lives. They don't work onoverlayfs, for example.apt-cache search inotifyshows many choices, includingentr - Run arbitrary commands when files change. I have NOT tried this.
– waltinator
Feb 4 at 21:52
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Sounds like a task forinotifytools, especiallyinotifywait.
– PerlDuck
Feb 4 at 18:07
Thank you for answer. I tried to install it, but it showed error, that some libraries are not "installable".Do you know how can I deal with it ?
– John Ronald
Feb 4 at 18:21
@PerlDuck please don't post answers as comments. John, now that you have tried inotify, please edit your question and include what you tried and how it failed.
– terdon♦
Feb 4 at 20:23
I've usedinotifywaitandinotifywatch, BUT check the filesystem type where the file lives. They don't work onoverlayfs, for example.apt-cache search inotifyshows many choices, includingentr - Run arbitrary commands when files change. I have NOT tried this.
– waltinator
Feb 4 at 21:52
Sounds like a task for
inotifytools, especially inotifywait.– PerlDuck
Feb 4 at 18:07
Sounds like a task for
inotifytools, especially inotifywait.– PerlDuck
Feb 4 at 18:07
Thank you for answer. I tried to install it, but it showed error, that some libraries are not "installable".Do you know how can I deal with it ?
– John Ronald
Feb 4 at 18:21
Thank you for answer. I tried to install it, but it showed error, that some libraries are not "installable".Do you know how can I deal with it ?
– John Ronald
Feb 4 at 18:21
@PerlDuck please don't post answers as comments. John, now that you have tried inotify, please edit your question and include what you tried and how it failed.
– terdon♦
Feb 4 at 20:23
@PerlDuck please don't post answers as comments. John, now that you have tried inotify, please edit your question and include what you tried and how it failed.
– terdon♦
Feb 4 at 20:23
I've used
inotifywait and inotifywatch, BUT check the filesystem type where the file lives. They don't work on overlayfs, for example. apt-cache search inotify shows many choices, including entr - Run arbitrary commands when files change. I have NOT tried this.– waltinator
Feb 4 at 21:52
I've used
inotifywait and inotifywatch, BUT check the filesystem type where the file lives. They don't work on overlayfs, for example. apt-cache search inotify shows many choices, including entr - Run arbitrary commands when files change. I have NOT tried this.– waltinator
Feb 4 at 21:52
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Sounds like a task for
inotifytools, especiallyinotifywait.– PerlDuck
Feb 4 at 18:07
Thank you for answer. I tried to install it, but it showed error, that some libraries are not "installable".Do you know how can I deal with it ?
– John Ronald
Feb 4 at 18:21
@PerlDuck please don't post answers as comments. John, now that you have tried inotify, please edit your question and include what you tried and how it failed.
– terdon♦
Feb 4 at 20:23
I've used
inotifywaitandinotifywatch, BUT check the filesystem type where the file lives. They don't work onoverlayfs, for example.apt-cache search inotifyshows many choices, includingentr - Run arbitrary commands when files change. I have NOT tried this.– waltinator
Feb 4 at 21:52