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Join multiple lines using free text

sarithbabu
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I was trying to join multiple lines generated in /var/log/secure. I tried with transaction but looks like that doesn't work in this case. Below is the example of secure file. 

In this case, I want to combine all these lines based on a common text "sshd[288792]". Your help on this would be really appreciated. I cannot search with same keyword as id in this sshd "288792" will be different for each sessions. 

Jan 25 18:34:06 SERVER1 sshd[288792]: Connection from xxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx port xxxx on xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx port xx
Jan 25 18:34:10 SERVER1 sshd[288792]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=
Jan 25 18:34:10 SERVER1 sshd[288792]: pam_sss(sshd:auth): User info message: Your password will expire
Jan 25 18:34:10 SERVER1 sshd[288792]: pam_sss(sshd:auth):  success; logname= uid=0 euid=0
Jan 25 18:34:10 SERVER1 sshd[288792]: Accepted  for xxxx from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx port xxxxx xxx
Jan 25 18:34:10 SERVER1 sshd[288792]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user xxxxx by (uid=0)
Jan 25 18:34:10 SERVER1 sshd[288792]: User child is on pid 289788

 

 

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morethanyell
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Untested but this should solve your issue

..base search here...
| rex "sshd\[(?<sshd_pid>\d+)\]"
| eval sshd_pid = host . " - " . sshd_pid
| transaction sshd_pid

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morethanyell
Builder

Untested but this should solve your issue

..base search here...
| rex "sshd\[(?<sshd_pid>\d+)\]"
| eval sshd_pid = host . " - " . sshd_pid
| transaction sshd_pid

sarithbabu
Engager

Wow... This code worked.

 

 

Thank you so much.

 

 

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