---
tags: ccdc
---
# rsyslog rotate script

## Script

#!/bin/bash

remote_folder="/var/log/remotehosts/"
hours_unzipped="3"
months_kept="6"

zip_date=$(date -d "-$hours_unzipped hours" +%s)
month_del=$(date -d "-$months_kept months" +%s)


for l in $(find $remote_folder | grep '\.log' | cut -d '.' -f1);
do
    #echo $(echo $l | cut -d "/" -f6)
    curr=$(date -d $(echo $l | cut -d "/" -f6) +%s)
    if [[ "$curr" < "$zip_date" ]]
    then
        echo "zipped "$l;
        gzip --best -c $l'.log' > $l'.gz'
        rm -f $l'.log'
    fi
done

for l in $(find $remote_folder | grep '\.gz' | cut -d '.' -f1);
do
    curr=$(date -d $(echo $l | cut -d "/" -f6) +%s)
    if [[ "$curr" < "$month_del" ]]
    then
        echo "deleted "$l;
        rm -f $l'.gz'
    fi
done

logger 'rsyslog rotate ran.'

## Autorun
As root:

crontab -e # edit the crontab
# m h  dom mon dow   command
0 * * * * bash /full/path/to/rsyslog_rotate.sh >> /full/path/to/rotate.log
# run every hour on the hour

## Manual run

bash /full/path/to/rsyslog_rotate.sh