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failed_logins.sh

@@ -11,15 +11,29 @@ Egrep="/bin/egrep"
 Mail="/usr/bin/mail"
 Printf="/usr/bin/printf"
 Cat="/bin/cat"
+Grep="/bin/grep"
 
 # Variables
 Admin="jake"
 Authlog="/var/log/auth.log"
+StampTemp="/tmp/failed_login_last_stamp.tmp"
+LineTemp="/tmp/failed_login_last_line.tmp"
+StartLine=1 # Don't change this!
+New=0 #Don't change this!
 
 # Functions
+check_for_new_failed()
+{
+	$Sed -n "$StartLine,\$p" $Authlog | $Egrep "Failed password" \
+		&> /dev/null
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		New=1
+	fi	
+}
+
 show_failed_logins()
 {
-	$Sed -n '1,$p' $Authlog | $Egrep "Failed password" | \
+	$Sed -n "$StartLine,\$p" $Authlog | $Egrep "Failed password" | \
 	$Sed 's/invalid user//' | \
 	$Awk '{ print $1" "$2" "$3" \t"$9"\t\t"$11 }'
 }
@@ -30,27 +44,50 @@ if [ ! -r $Authlog ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-for Bin in $Sed $Awk $Egrep $Mail $Printfi $Cat; do
+for Bin in $Sed $Awk $Egrep $Mail $Printfi $Cat $Grep; do
 	if [ ! -x $Bin ]; then
 		echo "Can't execute $Bin"
 		exit 1
 	fi
 done
 
+if [ -e $StampTemp ] || [ -e $LineTemp ]; then
+	if [ ! -w $StampTemp ] || [ ! -w $LineTemp ] ; then
+		$Printf "Can't write to temp files, perhaps this script "
+		$Printf "has been run be a different user before?\n"
+		$Printf "Consider changing the temp filenames variable\n"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
 # Main
 
-# Print a nice header
+# First of all, check if we have read the log file before and whatever if has
-$Printf "Date & time\t\tUser\t\tFrom host\n"
+# been rotated
-$Printf "-----------\t\t----\t\t---------\n"
+if [ -e $StampTemp ] && [ -e $LineTemp ]; then
-show_failed_logins
+	$Sed -n "`$Cat $LineTemp`p" $Authlog | $Grep "`$Cat $StampTemp`" \
+		> /dev/null
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		StartLine=`$Cat $LineTemp`
+	fi
+fi
 
-# Save the last line and the last timestamp for next run (WORK IN PROGRESS)
+check_for_new_failed
-show_failed_logins | $Awk '{ print $1" "$2" "$3 }' \
+if [ $New -eq 1 ]; then
-	| $Sed -n '$p' > /tmp/failed_login_last_stamp.tmp
+	# Print a nice header
+	$Printf "Date & time\t\tUser\t\tFrom host\n"
+	$Printf "-----------\t\t----\t\t---------\n"
+	show_failed_logins
 
-$Cat $Authlog | sed -n '/Dec 28 20:40:41/{
+	# Save the last line and the last timestamp for next run (WORK IN PROGRESS)
+	show_failed_logins | $Awk '{ print $1" "$2" "$3 }' \
+		| $Sed -n '$p' > $StampTemp
+	LastStamp=`$Cat $StampTemp`
+
+$Cat $Authlog | sed -n "/$LastStamp/{
 =
 p
-}' | tail -n2 | sed -n '/^[0-9]/p' > /tmp/failed_login_last_line.tmp
+}" | tail -n2 | sed -n '/^[0-9]/p' > $LineTemp
+fi
 
 exit 0