On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:39 AM, Matt wrote:
> I want to remove files but only if they are owned by a certain user
> and group.
>
> Basically I have this:
>
> find /var/spool/greylist -mmin +363 -exec rm -f {} \;
>
> I want to make sure it only deletes files owned by mail. Basically no
> matter what weird characters are in the file names I want to make sure
> it does not delete anything outside of /var/spool/greylist. I can add
> 'sudo -u' to it but then my secure log gets filled with entries but
> perhaps thats the only way to do it.
find /var/spool/greylist -mmin +363 -mindepth 1 -depth -user mail -
group <whatever> -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
if you want to make sure you only hit files, and not directories, do
this:
find /var/spool/greylist -mmin +363 -mindepth 1 -depth -user mail -
group <whatever> -type f -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
to be extra safe, and preview what files will be deleted first:
find /var/spool/greylist -mmin +363 -mindepth 1 -depth -user mail -
group <whatever> -type f -print0 | xargs -0 ls -al
-steve
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improbable fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v
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