From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Sep 21 22:38:08 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8159667E62E for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:38:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsdlists.admin@protonmail.com) Received: from mail-4319.protonmail.ch (mail-4319.protonmail.ch [185.70.43.19]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "protonmail.com", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4HDbt74CqRz4lf0 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:38:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsdlists.admin@protonmail.com) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:37:58 +0000 To: "dan@langille.org" From: JB Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Reply-To: JB Subject: Re: auditdistd - audit trail file retntion Message-ID: <63FzSG9SYK55EYli0V-lgAHWQu0WKoRYoAz1IFKsq8kpIoC3TXLG765IctTawyK_DAYGU4yRzG_MPYFm6bfCujEEMLjPtLumNDhAUcsQO0E=@protonmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,FREEMAIL_FROM shortcircuit=no autolearn=disabled version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on mailout.protonmail.ch X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4HDbt74CqRz4lf0 X-Spamd-Bar: -- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.00 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[freebsdlists.admin@protonmail.com]; TO_DN_EQ_ADDR_SOME(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[protonmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:185.70.43.0/24]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[protonmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[protonmail.com,quarantine]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; RCVD_COUNT_ZERO(0.00)[0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[protonmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:62371, ipnet:185.70.43.0/24, country:CH]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; FAKE_REPLY(1.00)[]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[protonmail.com:s=protonmail]; REPLYTO_EQ_FROM(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; FREEMAIL_REPLYTO(0.00)[protonmail.com]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_VERYGOOD(0.00)[185.70.43.19:from]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:38:08 -0000 =E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90 Original Me= ssage =E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90 > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:07:34 -0400 > From: Dan Langille dan@langille.org > To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Cc: Pawel Jakub Dawidek pjd@freebsd.org > Subject: auditdistd - audit trail file retntion > Hello, > I am using auditdistd on FreeBSD 11.4 and 12.2 - I write about audit > trail files retention. > Is there an option to dispose of older logs in /var/audit/dist ? > > So far, it seems like a custom cronjob is in order. Something like: > > ??? /usr/bin/find /var/audit/dist -type f -mtime +7 -exec rm {} \; > > FYI: I have read up about auditd, /etc/security/audit_control, and the > audit -e option. They do not apply to auditdistd. > > Thank you. > > Dan Langille - dan@langille.org > https://langille.org/ Why not just use newsyslog to manage them for you? See newsyslog.conf(5) fo= r details. Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email.