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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions README.md
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**scribe** is a **syslog-ng** and **logrotate** installer for ASUS routers running **Asuswrt-Merlin**

## v3.2.6
### Updated on 2025-Dec-22
## v3.2.7
### Updated on 2026-Jan-03

## Getting Started

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38 changes: 22 additions & 16 deletions init.d/rc.func.syslog-ng
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#!/bin/sh -
#
# NB: rc.func only runs PRECMD on "start"
# Last Modified: 2025-Nov-23
# VERSION="3.1.2"
# Last Modified: 2026-Jan-02
# VERSION="3.1.3"
#-------------------------------------------

## Run the F/W built-in native commands ##
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loggerCmd="$(which -a logger | grep -v '^/opt/')"
logTagStr="Scribe:kill_logger[$$]"
logPrioNum="-p 4"
prevSysLog_Loc=""

##----------------------------------------##
## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Nov-21] ##
## Modified by Martinski W. [2026-Jan-02] ##
##----------------------------------------##
kill_logger()
{
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then postLogMsgs=true
else postLogMsgs=false
fi
prevSysLog_Loc="$syslog_loc"

# figure out where syslogd expects log file to live #
if [ -z "$syslog_loc" ] # don't look for config file if $syslog_loc is defined #
if [ -z "$syslog_loc" ] # do NOT look for config file if $syslog_loc is defined #
then
if [ -s "$script_conf" ] && $grepCmd -q "^SYSLOG_LOC=" "$script_conf"
then
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[ "$syslog_loc" = "$jffslog" ] && isjffs=true

# touch 'logrotate.status' if it doesn't exist so syslog-ng doesn't whine #
[ ! -f /var/lib/logrotate.status ] && touch /var/lib/logrotate.status

##----------------------------------------##
## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Jun-16] ##
##----------------------------------------##
# Set correct permissions to avoid "world-readable" status #
chmod 600 /var/lib/logrotate.status

# export timezone if not already set #
[ -z "${TZ:+xSETx}" ] && export TZ="$(/bin/cat /etc/TZ)"

if [ "$prevSysLog_Loc" = "$syslog_loc" ] && ! "$postLogMsgs"
then return 0
fi

# kill any/all running klogd and/or syslogd #
count=30
klgk=false
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# create /opt/var/run/syslog-ng/ directory if it doesn't exist #
# not needed for older versions of syslog-ng, but doesn't hurt anything #
[ ! -d "/opt/var/run/syslog-ng" ] && mkdir "/opt/var/run/syslog-ng"

# touch 'logrotate.status' if it doesn't exist so syslog-ng doesn't whine #
[ ! -f /var/lib/logrotate.status ] && touch /var/lib/logrotate.status

##----------------------------------------##
## Modified by Martinski W. [2025-Jun-16] ##
##----------------------------------------##
# Set correct permissions to avoid "world-readable" status #
chmod 600 /var/lib/logrotate.status

# export timezone if not already set #
[ -z "${TZ:+xSETx}" ] && export TZ="$(/bin/cat /etc/TZ)"
}

PRECMD="kill_logger"
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