rs-uptime-logger

An uptime logger service written in Rust that logs boots, shutdowns and uptime into a simple log file for further use. Command and user that initiated shutdown are also logged. Does not rely on last or /var/log/wtmp, only /proc and can be used with very minmal linux systems. (Tested on Manjaro, further testing planned)

⚠️ Warning: This project is in active development and currently in a pre-alpha state. It is not yet stable or ready for production use. Expect rapid changes and broken functionality. Use at your own risk.

Build the binaries

cargo build --bin boot
cargo build --bin closedown
cargo build --bin wrappers

Copy to user-installed bin folder

install -m 755 target/debug/{boot,closedown,wrappers} /usr/local/bin/

Run install script (copies wrapper binaries to /sbin and /usr/bin and renames reboot, shutdown and poweroff to .real) - To undo use restore_originals.sh

/scripts/install_wrappers.sh

Create log file

install -o root -g root -m 644 /dev/null /var/log/rs-uptime-logger.log

Copy services to services Folder and reload systemd

install -m 644 services/rs-uptime-{boot,closedown}-logger.service /etc/systemd/system/
systemctl daemon-reload

Enable at Boot and Closedown (starting rs-uptime-boot-logger.service manually at any time does not write to log)

systemctl enable rs-uptime-boot-logger.service
systemctl enable rs-uptime-closedown-logger.service