Monitor files by inotify2010/05/05 |
Monitor adding/updating/removing files by inotify
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[1] | Install inotify first |
[root@rx7 ~]# yum --enablerepo=dag -y install inotify-tools # install from DAG
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[2] | Try to use inotify. |
[root@rx7 ~]# /usr/bin/inotifywait -e create,delete,modify,move -mrq /etc & [2] 13077 # try to create a file under /etc [root@rx7 ~]# touch /etc/test.txt /etc/ CREATE test.txt # detected # try to rename a file [root@rx7 ~]# mv /etc/test.txt /etc/test.conf /etc/ MOVED_FROM test.txt /etc/ MOVED_TO test.conf # detected # try to remove a file [root@rx7 ~]# rm -f /etc/test.conf /etc/ DELETE test.conf # detected |
[3] | Get logs of changing something under the objective directory fir inotify. |
[root@rx7 ~]# vi inotify.sh
#!/bin/sh /usr/bin/inotifywait -e create,delete,modify,move \ -mrq /etc | while read line; do echo -n "$line " >> /var/log/inotify.log echo `date | cut -d " " -f1-4` >> /var/log/inotify.log done [root@rx7 ~]# chmod 700 inotify.sh [root@rx7 ~]# ./inotify.sh & [1] 15013 # try to action something [root@rx7 ~]# touch /etc/test.txt [root@rx7 ~]# mv /etc/test.txt /etc/test.conf [root@rx7 ~]# vi /etc/test.conf # edit something [root@rx7 ~]# rm -f /etc/test.conf # logs are got like follows [root@rx7 ~]# cat /var/log/inotify.log /etc/ CREATE test.txt Tue Oct 13 21:23:08 /etc/ MOVED_FROM test.txt Tue Oct 13 21:23:18 /etc/ MOVED_TO test.conf Tue Oct 13 21:23:18 /etc/ CREATE .test.conf.swp Tue Oct 13 21:23:32 /etc/ CREATE .test.conf.swx Tue Oct 13 21:23:32 /etc/ DELETE .test.conf.swx Tue Oct 13 21:23:32 /etc/ DELETE .test.conf.swp Tue Oct 13 21:23:32 /etc/ CREATE .test.conf.swp Tue Oct 13 21:23:32 /etc/ MODIFY .test.conf.swp Tue Oct 13 21:23:32 /etc/ MODIFY .test.conf.swp Tue Oct 13 21:23:33 /etc/ CREATE 4913 Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ DELETE 4913 Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ MOVED_FROM test.conf Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ MOVED_TO test.conf~ Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ CREATE test.conf Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ MODIFY test.conf Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ MODIFY .test.conf.swp Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ DELETE test.conf~ Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ DELETE .test.conf.swp Tue Oct 13 21:23:35 /etc/ DELETE test.conf Tue Oct 13 21:23:43 |
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