Fix Logfile Permissions Macro

The fix_logfile_permissions_alarms_macros.cfg is a script macro to fix logfile permissions.

fix_logfile_permissions(DIRS, BYPASS, PERMS)
 
        init
                status =piktstatus
                level =piktlevel
                task "Fix logfile permissions."
                input proc "=find (DIRS) -type f -print 2>/dev/null"
        rule
                if $inlin =~ "(BYPASS)"
                        next
                fi

        rule
                if $inlin =~ "/[^a-zA-Z]"       // e.g., logfile name beginning
                                                // with "-" or "#"
                        =output_other_mail(FIXLOGFILEPERMS,
                                           'PIKT FixLogFilePermissions Errors
                                           on =pikthostname',
                                           =piktadmin, $inlin)
                        next
                fi

        rule
                doexec wait "=chmod (PERMS) $inlin"

        end
                quit

You might invoke the =fix_logfile_permissions() macro in your alarms.cfg file thusly:

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// logs_system_alarms.cfg
//
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
FixMetaLogfilePermissions
 
        =fix_logfile_permissions(/var/log/kernel /var/log/crond /var/log/iptrap
                                 /var/log/pwdfail /var/log/ftpd /var/log/sshd
                                 /var/log/telnet /var/log/imap /var/log/pop
                                 /var/log/mail /var/log/everything /var/log/critical,
                                 .timestamp, 644)
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
FixPIKTLogfilePermissions
        =fix_logfile_permissions(=logdir =hstdir, =nonesuch, 600)
 
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

For more examples, see Samples.