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+#!/bin/bash
+
+######################################################################
+# Neuron Syslog configuration script.
+#
+# This script automatically configures rsyslog for Neuron.
+#
+# Modified from
+# https://github.com/loggly/install-script/tree/master/Linux%20Script
+#
+######################################################################
+
+#trapping Control + C
+#these statements must be the first statements in the script to trap the CTRL C event
+
+trap ctrl_c INT
+
+function ctrl_c() {
+  logMsg "INFO" "Aborting the script."
+  exit 1
+}
+
+##########  Variable Declarations - Start  ##########
+
+#directory location for syslog
+RSYSLOG_ETCDIR_CONF=/etc/rsyslog.d
+#name and location of neuron syslog file
+NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE=$RSYSLOG_ETCDIR_CONF/neuron.conf
+#name and location of neuron syslog backup file
+NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE_BACKUP=$NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE.neuron.bk
+
+#rsyslog service name
+RSYSLOG_SERVICE=rsyslog
+#syslog-ng
+SYSLOG_NG_SERVICE=syslog-ng
+#rsyslogd
+RSYSLOGD=rsyslogd
+#minimum version of rsyslog to enable logging
+MIN_RSYSLOG_VERSION=5.8.0
+#this variable will hold the users syslog version
+RSYSLOG_VERSION=
+
+#this variable will hold the name of the linux distribution
+LINUX_DIST=
+
+#if this variable is set to true then suppress all prompts
+SUPPRESS_PROMPT="false"
+
+#Instruction link on how to configure neuron on linux manually.
+MANUAL_CONFIG_INSTRUCTION="
+Instructions to manually re-configure rsyslog for Neuron
+=======================================================
+
+1. Create the file $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE with the following content:
+
+if $programname contains 'neuron' then /var/log/neuron.log
+
+2. Once you are done configuring syslog-ng or rsyslog, restart it
+   Example:  sudo service rsyslog restart
+"
+
+#this variable will hold if the check env function for linux is invoked
+LINUX_ENV_VALIDATED="false"
+
+#this variable will inform if verification needs to be performed
+LINUX_DO_VERIFICATION="true"
+
+#Setting NEURON_REMOVE to false
+NEURON_REMOVE="false"
+
+##########  Variable Declarations - End  ##########
+
+#check if the Linux environment is compatible.
+#Also set few variables after the check.
+checkLinuxCompatibility() {
+  #check if the user has root permission to run this script
+  checkIfUserHasRootPrivileges
+
+  #check if the OS is supported by the script. If no, then exit
+  checkIfSupportedOS
+
+  #checking if syslog-ng is configured as a service
+  checkifSyslogNgConfiguredAsService
+
+  #check if rsyslog is configured as service. If no, then exit
+  checkIfRsyslogConfiguredAsService
+
+  #check if multiple rsyslog are present in the system. If yes, then exit
+  checkIfMultipleRsyslogConfigured
+
+  #check for the minimum version of rsyslog i.e 5.8.0. If no, then exit
+  checkIfMinVersionOfRsyslog
+
+  #check if selinux service is enforced. if yes, ask the user to manually disable and exit the script
+  checkIfSelinuxServiceEnforced
+
+  LINUX_ENV_VALIDATED="true"
+}
+
+# executing the script to configure rsyslog.
+installConf() {
+  logMsg "INFO" "Initiating Configure Neuron for Linux."
+
+  if [ "$LINUX_ENV_VALIDATED" = "false" ]; then
+    checkLinuxCompatibility
+  fi
+
+  #if all the above check passes, write the neuron.conf file
+  writeContentsAndRestartRsyslog
+
+  logMsg "SUCC" "Linux system successfully configured to send logs for Neuron."
+
+}
+
+#remove neuron configuration from Linux system
+removeConf() {
+  logMsg "INFO" "Initiating Remove Neuron Syslog Configuration for Linux."
+
+  #check if the user has root permission to run this script
+  checkIfUserHasRootPrivileges
+
+  #check if the OS is supported by the script. If no, then exit
+  checkIfSupportedOS
+
+  #remove neuron.conf file
+  removeNeuronConfFile
+
+  #restart rsyslog service
+  restartRsyslog
+
+  #log success message
+  logMsg "SUCC" "Uninstalled Neuron configuration from Linux system."
+}
+
+#checks if user has root privileges
+checkIfUserHasRootPrivileges() {
+  #This script needs to be run as root
+  if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+    logMsg "ERROR" "This script must be run as root."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+#check if supported operating system
+checkIfSupportedOS() {
+  getOs
+
+  LINUX_DIST_IN_LOWER_CASE=$(echo $LINUX_DIST | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
+
+  case "$LINUX_DIST_IN_LOWER_CASE" in
+  *"ubuntu"*)
+    logMsg "INFO"  "Operating system is Ubuntu."
+    ;;
+  *"red"*)
+    logMsg "INFO" "Operating system is Red Hat."
+    ;;
+  *"centos"*)
+    logMsg "INFO" "Operating system is CentOS."
+    ;;
+  *"debian"*)
+    logMsg "INFO" "Operating system is Debian."
+    ;;
+  *"amazon"*)
+    logMsg "INFO" "Operating system is Amazon AMI."
+    ;;
+  *"darwin"*)
+    #if the OS is mac then exit
+    logMsg "ERROR" "This script is for Linux systems, and Darwin or Mac OSX are not currently supported."
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+  *)
+    logMsg "WARN" "The linux distribution '$LINUX_DIST' has not been previously tested with Neuron."
+    if [ "$SUPPRESS_PROMPT" == "false" ]; then
+      while true; do
+        read -p "Would you like to continue anyway? (yes/no)" yn
+        case $yn in
+        [Yy]*)
+          break
+          ;;
+        [Nn]*)
+          exit 1
+          ;;
+        *) echo "Please answer yes or no." ;;
+        esac
+      done
+    fi
+    ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+getOs() {
+  # Determine OS platform
+  UNAME=$(uname | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
+  # If Linux, try to determine specific distribution
+  if [ "$UNAME" == "linux" ]; then
+    # If available, use LSB to identify distribution
+    if [ -f /etc/lsb-release -o -d /etc/lsb-release.d ]; then
+      LINUX_DIST=$(lsb_release -i | cut -d: -f2 | sed s/'^\t'//)
+      # If system-release is available, then try to identify the name
+    elif [ -f /etc/system-release ]; then
+      LINUX_DIST=$(cat /etc/system-release | cut -f 1 -d " ")
+      # Otherwise, use release info file
+    else
+      LINUX_DIST=$(ls -d /etc/[A-Za-z]*[_-][rv]e[lr]* | grep -v "lsb" | cut -d'/' -f3 | cut -d'-' -f1 | cut -d'_' -f1)
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # For everything else (or if above failed), just use generic identifier
+  if [ "$LINUX_DIST" == "" ]; then
+    LINUX_DIST=$(uname)
+  fi
+}
+
+#check if rsyslog is configured as service. If it is configured as service and not started, start the service
+checkIfRsyslogConfiguredAsService() {
+  if [ -f /etc/init.d/$RSYSLOG_SERVICE ]; then
+    logMsg "INFO" "$RSYSLOG_SERVICE is present as service."
+  elif [ -f /usr/lib/systemd/system/$RSYSLOG_SERVICE.service ]; then
+    logMsg "INFO" "$RSYSLOG_SERVICE is present as service."
+  else
+    logMsg "ERROR" "$RSYSLOG_SERVICE is not present as service."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  #checking if syslog-ng is running as a service
+  checkifSyslogNgConfiguredAsService
+
+  if [ $(ps -A | grep "$RSYSLOG_SERVICE" | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
+    logMsg "INFO" "$RSYSLOG_SERVICE is not running. Attempting to start service."
+    service $RSYSLOG_SERVICE start
+  fi
+}
+
+checkifSyslogNgConfiguredAsService() {
+  if [ $(ps -A | grep "$SYSLOG_NG_SERVICE" | wc -l) -gt 0 ]; then
+    logMsg "ERROR" "This script does not currently support syslog-ng."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+#check if multiple versions of rsyslog is configured
+checkIfMultipleRsyslogConfigured() {
+  if [ $(ps -A | grep "$RSYSLOG_SERVICE" | wc -l) -gt 1 ]; then
+    logMsg "ERROR" "Multiple (more than 1) $RSYSLOG_SERVICE is running."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+#check if minimum version of rsyslog required to configure Neuron is met
+checkIfMinVersionOfRsyslog() {
+  RSYSLOG_VERSION=$($RSYSLOGD -version | grep "$RSYSLOGD")
+  RSYSLOG_VERSION=${RSYSLOG_VERSION#* }
+  RSYSLOG_VERSION=${RSYSLOG_VERSION%,*}
+  RSYSLOG_VERSION=$RSYSLOG_VERSION | tr -d " "
+  if [ $(compareVersions "$RSYSLOG_VERSION" "$MIN_RSYSLOG_VERSION" 3) -lt 0 ]; then
+    logMsg "ERROR" "Minimum rsyslog version required to run this script is 5.8.0. Please upgrade your rsyslog version or follow the manual instructions."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+#check if SeLinux service is enforced
+checkIfSelinuxServiceEnforced() {
+  isSelinuxInstalled=$(getenforce -ds 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    logMsg "INFO" "selinux status is not enforced."
+  elif [ $(getenforce | grep "Enforcing" | wc -l) -gt 0 ]; then
+    logMsg "ERROR" "selinux status is 'Enforcing'. Please manually restart the rsyslog daemon or turn off selinux by running 'setenforce 0' and then rerun the script."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+#check if authentication token is valid and then write contents to neuron.conf file to /etc/rsyslog.d directory
+writeContentsAndRestartRsyslog() {
+    writeContents
+    restartRsyslog
+}
+
+confString() {
+  inputStr="
+#          -------------------------------------------------------
+#          Syslog Logging Directives for Neuron
+#          -------------------------------------------------------
+
+if \$programname contains 'neuron' then /var/log/neuron.log
+
+#     -------------------------------------------------------
+  "
+}
+
+
+#write the contents to neuron.conf
+writeContents() {
+  confString
+  WRITE_SCRIPT_CONTENTS="false"
+
+  if [ -f "$NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE" ]; then
+    logMsg "INFO" "Neuron rsyslog file $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE already exist."
+
+    STR_SIZE=${#inputStr}
+    SIZE_FILE=$(stat -c%s "$NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE")
+
+    #actual file size and variable size with same contents always differ in size with one byte
+    STR_SIZE=$((STR_SIZE + 1))
+
+    if [ "$STR_SIZE" -ne "$SIZE_FILE" ]; then
+
+      logMsg "WARN" "Neuron rsyslog file $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE content has changed."
+      if [ "$SUPPRESS_PROMPT" == "false" ]; then
+        while true; do
+          read -p "Do you wish to override $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE and re-verify configuration? (yes/no)" yn
+          case $yn in
+          [Yy]*)
+            logMsg "INFO" "Going to back up the conf file: $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE to $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE_BACKUP"
+            mv -f $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE_BACKUP
+            WRITE_SCRIPT_CONTENTS="true"
+            break
+            ;;
+          [Nn]*)
+            LINUX_DO_VERIFICATION="false"
+            logMsg "INFO" "Skipping Linux verification."
+            break
+            ;;
+          *) echo "Please answer yes or no." ;;
+          esac
+        done
+      else
+        logMsg "INFO" "Going to back up the conf file: $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE to $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE_BACKUP"
+        mv -f $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE $NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE_BACKUP
+        WRITE_SCRIPT_CONTENTS="true"
+      fi
+    else
+      LINUX_DO_VERIFICATION="false"
+    fi
+  else
+    WRITE_SCRIPT_CONTENTS="true"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$WRITE_SCRIPT_CONTENTS" == "true" ]; then
+
+    cat <<EOIPFW >>$NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE
+$inputStr
+EOIPFW
+
+  fi
+
+}
+
+#delete neuron.conf file
+removeNeuronConfFile() {
+  if [ -f "$NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE" ]; then
+    rm -rf "$NEURON_RSYSLOG_CONFFILE"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+#compares two version numbers, used for comparing versions of various softwares
+compareVersions() {
+  typeset IFS='.'
+  typeset -a v1=($1)
+  typeset -a v2=($2)
+  typeset n diff
+
+  for ((n = 0; n < $3; n += 1)); do
+    diff=$((v1[n] - v2[n]))
+    if [ $diff -ne 0 ]; then
+      [ $diff -le 0 ] && echo '-1' || echo '1'
+      return
+    fi
+  done
+  echo '0'
+}
+
+#restart rsyslog
+restartRsyslog() {
+  logMsg "INFO" "Restarting the $RSYSLOG_SERVICE service."
+  service $RSYSLOG_SERVICE restart
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    logMsg "WARNING" "$RSYSLOG_SERVICE did not restart gracefully. Please restart $RSYSLOG_SERVICE manually."
+  fi
+}
+
+#logs message to config syslog
+logMsg() {
+  #$1 variable will be SUCCESS or ERROR or INFO or WARNING
+  #$2 variable will be the message
+  cslStatus=$1
+  cslMessage=$2
+  echo "$(date --rfc-3339=seconds) $cslStatus: $cslMessage"
+}
+
+
+#display usage syntax
+usage() {
+  cat <<EOF
+usage: configure-linux [-i to install] [-s suppress prompts {optional)]
+usage: configure-linux [-r to remove]
+usage: configure-linux [-h for help]
+
+
+If you desire, you could also do it manually:
+$MANUAL_CONFIG_INSTRUCTION
+EOF
+
+}
+
+##########  Get Inputs from User - Start  ##########
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+  usage
+  exit
+else
+  while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
+    case $1 in
+    -i | --install)
+      NEURON_INSTALL="true"
+      ;;
+    -r | --remove)
+      NEURON_REMOVE="true"
+      ;;
+    -s | --suppress)
+      SUPPRESS_PROMPT="true"
+      ;;
+    -h | --help)
+      usage
+      exit
+      ;;
+    *)
+      usage
+      exit
+      ;;
+    esac
+    shift
+  done
+fi
+
+if [ "$NEURON_INSTALL" == "true" ]; then
+  installConf
+elif [ "$NEURON_REMOVE" == "true" ]; then
+  removeConf
+else
+  usage
+  exit
+fi
+
+##########  Get Inputs from User - End  ##########       -------------------------------------------------------
+#          End of Syslog Logging Directives for Neuron
+#