Auto Delete Log

This is not needed anymore , it will automatic deployed ;-)

Table of Contents

1. Intro
2. The Script

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1. Intro

Today I will tell you how to use this script to blur its tracks and login traces. In advance: any change you make or similar is on a responsibility

The files of logs are in /var/log

tree -u -L 2 /var/log/

tree -u -L 2 /var/log/
/var/log/
├── [root]  alternatives.log         <---- that`s log file !!
├── [root]  apt                      <---- never delete the folder !!
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├── [root]  fail2ban.log             <---- never delete this file !!
├── [root]  fu.log                   <---- that`s log file !!
├── [root]  installer                <---- never delete the folder !!
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├── [root]  sysstat                  <---- never delete the folder !!
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└── [root] unattended-uPTSrades       <---- never delete the folder !!

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2. The Script

1. su > to root access !
2. cd /root/
3. nano killop.sh
4. add the lines below ( killop.sh )
5. CTRG + X
6. choma a+x /root/killop.sh
7. past this lines

sudo sed -i '$a\*/5 * * * * bash -x /root/killop.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null 2>&1\' /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
sudo sed -i '$a\@reboot bash /root/killop.sh >/dev/null 2>&1\' /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root

and finish !

[Script]

#!/bin/bash

# settings

# file names to filter

UNWANTED_FILES=(
'vsftpd.log'
'syslog'
'daemon.log'
'kern.log'
'messages'
'syslog'
'lastlog'
'php5-fpm-log'
'user.log'
'faillog'
'fontconfig.log'
'debug'
'dpkg.log'

)

# advanced settings

FIND=$(which find)
FIND_BASE_CONDITION='-type f'
FIND_ADD_NAME='-o -name'
FIND_ACTION=' -delete'

#Folder Setting
#Folder Setting

TARGET_FOLDER=$1'/var/log/'

TARGET_FOLDER=$1'/var/log/'
if [ ! -d "${TARGET_FOLDER}" ]; then
        echo 'Target directory does not exist.'
        exit 1
fi

condition="-name '${UNWANTED_FILES[0]}'"
for ((i = 1; i < ${#UNWANTED_FILES[@]}; i++))
do
    condition="${condition} ${FIND_ADD_NAME} '${UNWANTED_FILES[i]}'"
done

command="${FIND} '${TARGET_FOLDER}' ${FIND_BASE_CONDITION} \( ${condition} \) ${FIND_ACTION}"
echo "Executing ${command}"
eval ${command}

exit 0

You can add more variables if you add the name of the log file in -->

UNWANTED_FILES=( 'name of file'

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