IMAT5122 Coursework: Linux System Change Logger Script Report

This report documents the development and testing of a Linux system change logger script designed to monitor system changes and generate an HTML report. The script, created using Bash on an Ubuntu system, collects data on current processes, logged-in users, plugged-in devices, disk usage, network interfaces, RAM usage, and the operating system version. The report details the script's installation, design considerations, including the use of local variables and HTML formatting, and extensive test results with log and screen output. The script's functionality is presented through a series of HTML tables and menus, providing an accessible interface for system administrators. The report concludes with an analysis of the script's advantages and disadvantages, along with a discussion of configurable logs for monitoring system changes. The report highlights the practical application of shell scripting in system administration and provides a comprehensive overview of the script's capabilities.

Running head: COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
IMAT5122 – Computer Systems and Networks
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Specification for the installation and using the script................................................................2
Design Consideration.................................................................................................................2
Extensive test results with exemplary log and screen output...................................................11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................12
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
The report is prepared for the demonstration of the usage of shell script for monitoring
the changes in the computer system and generating a HTML page for displaying the details of
the processes running on the system. The specification for the installation of the script is
attached with the report that would help to understand the procedure followed for the
development of the shell script. An extensive test is done on the prepared shell script and the
screen shot of the result is attached with the report. In the last section the advantages and
disadvantage of the of the techniques are discussed with the details of the configurable logs
that can be used by the network administrator for finding the changes in the system.
Specification for the installation and using the script
For the development of the shell program an Ubuntu system is used and the nano
editor is used for the creation of the file named “mySysMonitor.sh”. The commands that are
needed for displaying the current processes, users currently logged in, Devices plugged in,
disk usage, network interface and other key information are used for the development of the
shell script. After adding the command in the shell script root permission is needed to be
added using the command “chmod +x mySysMonitor.sh” to the file for running the script.
The command used for running the shell program is “./mySysMonitor.sh”.
Design Consideration
For designing the shell script and generating the output local variables are declared
and it is called for generating the output. The output for each of the function is defined under
a menu and added to the html script for generating the output. The output of the command is
stored in a log file named as “MySysMonitor.log”, and it is result and the program is given
below:

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#! /bin/bash
#Author : - Ubaidnazir
#Declaring variables
#set -x
#1) Current Processes:
echo "**********List of Current Process**********
$(ps -aux | sort -rk 3,3 | head -n 6)" >>mySysMonitor.log
current_processes_pid=`ps -ef | awk {'print$2'} | cut -f2 -d'-'`
current_processes_time=`ps -ef | awk {'print$5'} | cut -f2 -d'-'`
current_processes_process=`ps -ef | awk {'print$8'} | cut -f2 -d'-'`
#2) Users Currently Logged in:
echo " **********Users Currently Logged in*********
$(who)" >>mySysMonitor.log
Username_of_Current_logged_in_users=`who | awk {'print$1'} | cut -f1 -d','`
Date_of_Current_logged_in_users=`who | awk {'print$3'} | cut -f1 -d','`
Time_of_Current_logged_in_users=`who | awk {'print$4'} | cut -f1 -d','`
#3) Devices Plugged in
echo " **********Devices Plugged in**********
$(ls -l)" >>mySysMonitor.log
Plugged_in_Device_Permission=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$1'}`
Plugged_in_Device_UID=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$3'}`
Plugged_in_Device_Number=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$6'}`
Plugged_in_Device_Month=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$7'}`
Plugged_in_Device_Date=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$8'}`
Plugged_in_Device_Time=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$9'}`
Plugged_in_Device_Disk=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$10'}`
#4) Disk Usage
echo "**********Disk Usage**********

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$(du -sh)" >>mySysMonitor.log
overall_disk_usage=`du -sh | tail -l | awk {'print$1'}`
Plugged_in_Device_Number=`ls -l /dev/ | awk {'print$6'}`
home_directory_disk_usage=`du -sh /home/ | tail -l | awk {'print$1'}`
Disk_Usage_for_Other_Directory=`du -sh /home/student/Downloads | tail -l | awk
{'print$1'}`
#5)Network Interfaces and their states
echo "**********Network Interfaces and their states**********
$(ip -s link)" >>mySysMonitor.log
network_interface_status=`ip -s link`
#6)RAM Usage
echo "**********RAM Usage**********
$(free -hm)" >>mySysMonitor.log
Ram_Used=`free -hm | head -2 | tail -1 | awk {'print$3'}`
Total_Ram=`free -hm | head -2 | tail -1 | awk {'print$2'}`
#7)Current Operating System Version
echo "**********Current Operating System Version**********
$(uname -r)" >>mySysMonitor.log
OS_Information=`uname -r `
#Creating a directory if it doesn't exist to store reports first, for easy maintenance.
if [ ! -d ${HOME}/Linux_System_Monitor ]
then
mkdir ${HOME}/Linux_System_Monitor
fi
html="${HOME}/Linux_System_Monitor/Linux-System-Monitor-`hostname`-`date +%y%m
%d`-`date +%H%M`.html"
#Generating HTML file
echo "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">" >> $html

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echo "<html>" >> $html
echo "<head>" >> $html
echo "<title>mySysMonitor</title>" >> $html
echo "<meta charset="utf-8">" >> $html
echo "<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">" >> $html
echo "<link rel="stylesheet"
href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/css/bootstrap.min.css">" >> $html
echo "<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></
script>" >> $html
echo "<script
src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js"></script>"
>> $html
echo "<script
src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>" >>
$html
echo "</head>" >> $html
echo "<body>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<div class="container">" >> $html
echo "<fieldset>" >> $html
echo "<center>" >> $html
echo "<h2>Linux System Change Logger Script" >> $html
echo "<h3><legend>Script authored by Ubaidnazir</legend></h3>" >> $html
echo "</center>" >> $html
echo "</fieldset>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<!-- Nav pills -->" >> $html
echo "<ul class="nav nav-pills" role="tablist">" >> $html
echo "<li class="nav-item">" >> $html
echo "<a class="nav-link active" data-toggle="pill" href="#menu1">Current Processes
Running</a>" >> $html
echo "</li>" >> $html
echo "<li class="nav-item">" >> $html

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echo "<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="pill" href="#menu2">Users Logged in</a>" >>
$html
echo "</li>" >> $html
echo "<li class="nav-item">" >> $html
echo "<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="pill" href="#menu3">Devices Plugged in</a>" >>
$html
echo "</li>" >> $html
echo "<li class="nav-item">" >> $html
echo "<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="pill" href="#menu4">Disk Usage</a>" >> $html
echo "</li>" >> $html
echo "<li class="nav-item">" >> $html
echo "<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="pill" href="#menu5">Networks</a>" >> $html
echo "</li>" >> $html
echo "<li class="nav-item">" >> $html
echo "<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="pill" href="#menu6">Ram Usage</a>" >> $html
echo "</li>" >> $html
echo "<li class="nav-item">" >> $html
echo "<a class="nav-link" data-toggle="pill" href="#menu7">Current Operating System
Version</a>" >> $html
echo "</li>" >> $html
echo "</ul>" >> $html
echo "</body>" >> $html
echo "</br>" >> $html
echo "<div class="tab-content">" >> $html
echo "<div id="menu1" class="tab-pane fade in active">" >> $html
echo "<h3>List of Current Processes Running</h3>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<table class="table table-striped">" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>PID</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>Starting Time</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>Processes</th>" >> $html

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echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html
echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$current_processes_pid</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$current_processes_time</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$current_processes_time</td>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</tbody>" >> $html
echo "</table>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "<div id="menu2" class="tab-pane fade">" >> $html
echo "<h3>Currently Logged in Users</h3>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<table class="table table-striped">" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>Username</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>From</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>Login Time</th>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html
echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$h</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Date_of_Current_logged_in_users</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Time_of_Current_logged_in_users</td>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</tbody>" >> $html
echo "</table>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "<div id="menu3" class="tab-pane fade">" >> $html

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echo "<h3>Currently Plugged in Devices</h3>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<table class="table table-striped">" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>Permissions</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>UID</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>Disk Number</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>Month</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>Date</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>time</th>" >> $html
echo "<th>Disk Name</th>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html
echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Plugged_in_Device_Permission</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Plugged_in_Device_UID</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Plugged_in_Device_Number</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Plugged_in_Device_Month</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Plugged_in_Device_Date</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Plugged_in_Device_Time</td>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Plugged_in_Device_Disk</td>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</tbody>" >> $html
echo "</table>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "<div id="menu4" class="tab-pane fade">" >> $html
echo "<h3>Overall Disk Usage</h3>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<table class="table table-striped">" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html

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echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>Overall Disk Size</th>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html
echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$overall_disk_usage</td>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</tbody>" >> $html
echo "</table>" >> $html
echo "<h3>Users Home-Directory Disk Usage</h3>" >> $html
echo "<table class="table table-striped">" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>Home Directory Size</th>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html
echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$home_directory_disk_usage</td>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</tbody>" >> $html
echo "</table>" >> $html
echo "<h3>Other Key Directories (Disk Usage of Download Directory)</h3>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<table class="table table-striped">" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>Other Directory Disk Size</th>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html

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echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Disk_Usage_for_Other_Directory</td>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</tbody>" >> $html
echo "</table>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "<div id="menu5" class="tab-pane fade">" >> $html
echo "<h3>Networks</h3>" >> $html
echo "<p>$Network_Status_Interface</p>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "<div id="menu6" class="tab-pane fade">" >> $html
echo "<h3>RAM Usage</h3>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<table class="table table-striped">" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>Used RAM Size</th>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html
echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Ram_Used</td>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "<thead>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<th>Total RAM Size</th>" >> $html
echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</thead>" >> $html
echo "<tbody>" >> $html
echo "<tr>" >> $html
echo "<td>$Total_Ram</td>" >> $html

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echo "</tr>" >> $html
echo "</tbody>" >> $html
echo "</table>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "<div id="menu7" class="tab-pane fade">" >> $html
echo "<h5>Current Operating System Version</h5>" >> $html
echo "<br>" >> $html
echo "<h5><p>$OS_Information</p></h5>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "</div>" >> $html
echo "</body>" >> $html
echo "</html>" >> $html
Extensive test results with exemplary log and screen output