Re: [Sshguard-users] sshguard arguments question

[Willem J. W. <wj...@di...>]

On 2013-09-04 13:41, Joop Boonen wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have a question/request about the sshguard arguments.
>
> Currently the white lists are entered via -w .. -w .. -w etc
> And the watched logs via -l .. -l .. -l etc
>
> As this is not easily maintainable via a configuration files that holds
> the variable with white spaces.
> I have a request could the input for the white lists and the watched
> logs be changed?
> For -w <var1> -w <var2> etc to -w <var1> <var2> etc and the the white
> list will also except an empty with list -w <space>

How about loading all the whitelist address into a file and letting 
sshguard load that file....
Way much more easily mainted

> And for the watched logs -l <var1> -l <var2> etc to -l <var1> <var2> an
> empty value is in the case not needed, as it doesn't make sense.

If you want to do this on the commandline?
Just script it a bit eg.:
	logifles = ` echo $logfilelist | sed -e '/^/-l /' -e '/ / -l /'`

--WjW