logs

# The Lazy penGUIN's Log Collector
# =====================================================
# Fill out the variables below (back_dir and user_name)
# Place this in your "/root" directory.
# When you have issues and need to save your logs:
# ctrl-alt-f2, login:root / pw:*****
# > ./logs.sh


#! /bin/sh
set -e

# Varibles:
# =====================
backup_dir=/home/buckDOEkit             # <=== where do you want to store the logs
user_name=lapinot                       # <=== your user name here, the one you login with, not root
# =====================
home_dir=/home/$user_name
datestamp=$(date +"%Y-%d-%m_%H-%M-%S")

mkdir $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp
cp $home_dir/.xsession-errors $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp
cp $home_dir/.xsession-errors.old $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp
cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp
cp /var/log/Xorg.0.log.old $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp
cp /var/log/lightdm/lightdm.log $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp
cp /var/log/lightdm/x-0-greeter.log $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp

journalctl -b -0 > $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp/journal
journalctl -b -1 > $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp/journal.last
journalctl -b -2 > $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp/journal.2last

chmod -R a+rw $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp
tar -czf $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp.tar --directory=$backup_dir logs-$datestamp



chmod -R a+rw $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp.tar
# rm -r $backup_dir/logs-$datestamp