sheshansm4 / devops-intern-assignment

Log Analysis and Monitoring Script

This script automates the analysis and monitoring of log files.

Requirements

• Python 3.x

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository_link> cd <repository_name>

2. Run the script: python log-monitor.py

3. To stop the script, press Ctrl+C.

Script Functionality

Log File Monitoring

The script continuously monitors a specified log file for new entries using the tail command. New log entries are displayed in real-time.

Log Analysis

The script performs basic analysis on log entries:

• Counts occurrences of specific keywords or patterns, such as "ERROR" and "HTTP status".
• Generates summary reports, including the number of ERROR occurrences and HTTP status occurrences.

How to Interpret Results

• The script will display new log entries in real-time as they are written to the log file.
• After monitoring, the script will analyze the log file and provide summary reports on the occurrences of specific keywords or patterns.

Additional Information

• Ensure that the specified log file exists and has appropriate permissions for reading.
• Customize the log_file variable in the script to point to the desired log file.
• For any issues or questions, please open an issue in the repository.