Very nice!
Thanks again Steve
Pete

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Steve Kallestad <st...@tabtonic.com> wrote:

> **
> Yes on both counts Peter.
>
> I'm also thinking that it should optionally grab login names and
> auto-replace them with "user001", "user002" and have an options file or gui
> so you don't have to remember the command line.
>
> It's in progress...
>
>
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 4:36 AM, Peter Joran <ppjo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>> The ARSList is simply the best!!
>> Steve, many thanks for what you have done! I never expected anyone to
>> write something to solve the issue. Your time and effort is greatly
>> appreciated!
>>
>> At the risk of being a cad, how easy would it be to allow the user to
>> determine what the replacement string should be? For example, replace
>> 1.1.1.1 with AR Server, 2.2.2.2 with Mid-tier server, 3.3.3.3 with Database
>> Server, Demo with Admin account, jfrost with Approver account, etc.
>> Meaningful replacement strings would help support to maintain context when
>> reviewing the logs. Also, can the utility be made to run on all files in a
>> folder?
>>
>> Many thanks again
>> Pete
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Steve Kallestad <st...@tabtonic.com>wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>> I was going to give some technical advice since I couldn't find any
>>> standalone utility like this, but I decided instead to just write one for
>>> you.
>>>
>>> It's pretty straight forward - it needs an input file, an output file,
>>> and a private terms file.
>>>
>>> The private terms file is a file containing words to be censored.  They
>>> can be space separated, line separated or both.
>>>
>>> It will read the input file, replace all private terms with "*"s and it
>>> will also replace phone numbers, social security numbers, and email
>>> addresses with "*"s.  I couldn't find one of those 2GB log files to test
>>> with, but it ran through a 20MB file in about 6 seconds.
>>>
>>> I shared it on Google Drive:
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByjmQ_f5-wyKcEhqUTgyTDNLdE0/edit
>>>
>>> It requires java to be installed.  Other than that, just drop it
>>> anywhere on your windows box and run it from the command line.
>>>
>>> Let me know if you have any issues or if you have any feedback on
>>> changes that would be useful.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Francois Seegers <
>>> franco...@blueturtle.co.za> wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> Hi Pete,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you are running v8 and up you might want to use the Atrium
>>>> Integrator transformations running scripts on the files…just a thought…
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Francois
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:
>>>> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *Peter Joran
>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:32 PM
>>>> *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG
>>>> *Subject:* OT:Log scrubber question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> All
>>>>
>>>> I have a need to clean log files before sending them to BMC support.
>>>> I'm looking for a tool that will allow me to create multiple search and
>>>> replace configurations (rules) that can be used at any time. Not having to
>>>> create search and replace every time would be a huge time saver. I also
>>>> need the rules to be persistent and editable as well as being able to apply
>>>> the search and replace function to a single file or all files in a
>>>> directory.
>>>>
>>>> For example, apply search and replace Rule 1 to file x or apply search
>>>> and replace Rule 1 to all files in folder y.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rule 1:
>>>>
>>>> Find  Replace With (could be 1 or 100 replacement items)
>>>>
>>>> 1      a
>>>>
>>>> 2      b
>>>>
>>>> 3      c
>>>>
>>>> Rule 2:
>>>>
>>>> tom     Jones
>>>>
>>>> david   Parker
>>>>
>>>> etc
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know of such a tool?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks
>>>>
>>>> Pete
>>>>
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