tmp-file-age

Reporting data (inventory) and removal of old files in the /tmp directory.
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Nick Anderson

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Updated: Dec 15, 2021

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0.0.1
0.0.1
Released on Dec 15, 2021

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cfbs add tmp-file-age
Description
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Discussion

Old files in /tmp may be consuming storage unnecessarily and malware may lurk.

Recommendation: Use this module to keep track of the oldest files in /tmp and control their lifespan.

Inventory

Old files in /tmp
Files in /tmp that are older than northerntech_security_hardening:tmp_file_age.maximum_age_hours.
Oldest file in /tmp
The oldest file in /tmp.
Oldest timestamp in /tmp
The timestamp of the oldest file in /tmp formatted with northerntech_security_hardening:tmp_file_age.time_format.

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Configuration

Variables

northerntech_security_hardening:tmp_file_age.maximum_age_hours
Time in hours after which a file is considered old. Defaults to 168 (1 week).
northerntech_security_hardening:tmp_file_age.time_format
Format to use when showing timestamps (e.g. for Oldest file in /tmp, default %c ).
northerntech_security_hardening:tmp_file_age.gmt_or_local
Use GMT or local server time. ( gmtime localtime, default localtime).

Classes

northerntech_security_hardening:warn_tmp_file_age
When defined, files older than northerntech_security_hardening:tmp_file_age.maximum_age_hours will warn if they should be deleted.
northerntech_security_hardening:enforce_tmp_file_age
When defined, files older than northerntech_security_hardening:tmp_file_age.maximum_age_hours will be deleted. Note, if this class is defined the files will be deleted even if northerntech_security_hardening:warn_tmp_file_age is defined.

Dependencies

This module has no dependencies

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