get free syslog facility helper

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/get-free-syslog-facility b/get-free-syslog-facility
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+#!/bin/sh
+# $Id$
+# helper script for rpm scriptlets to get a free syslog local facility
+
+if [ -f /etc/syslog.conf ]; then
+    cntlog=0
+    while grep -q local${cntlog} /etc/syslog.conf; do 
+	cntlog=$((cntlog+1));
+    done
+    echo local${cntlog}
+fi