scriptherder: A Python repository from Ratler

Wrapper to keep track of status/output/etc. of cron jobs

Quick instructions, more will follow later:

Example wrapping of a script run from cron:

  */15 * * * *   root   scriptherder --mode wrap --syslog --name my_job -- /usr/local/bin/my_job -v

Nagios NRPE checks. One specific for my_job and one catch-all:

  command[check_scripts]=/usr/local/bin/scriptherder --mode check
  command[check_cosmos]=/usr/local/bin/scriptherder --mode check my_job

To manually inspect the entrys in the 'database':

  $ scriptherder

Don't forget to add a cronjob to clean out old entries from the 'database':

  # cat /etc/cron.daily/scriptherder_cleanup
  #!/bin/sh
  #
  # Remove scriptherder data older than 7 days.
  #

  DIR="/var/cache/scriptherder/"

  test -d ${DIR} || exit 0

  find ${DIR} -type f -mtime +7 -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
  #
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