do groupadd_today_log

script.py

@@ -58,7 +58,14 @@ ip_address = run_command(['awk', '$1 == "inet" {gsub(/\/.*$/, "", $2); print $2}
 
 print("start running the service commands, this sometimes takes longer");
 logins_today_log = subprocess.run(["sudo", "journalctl","_COMM=systemd-logind", "-S", "today", "-g", "New session"  ], check=True, capture_output=True)
-logins_today = run_command(['grep', '-v', "Boot"], based=logins_today_log.stdout).splitlines()
+
+
+# TODO: merge into one command and then grep the various _COMM\s, wrap in a function
+groupadd_today_log = subprocess.run(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=groupadd","-r"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+groupremove_today_log = subprocess.run(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=groupremove","-r"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+usermod_today_log = subprocess.run(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=usermod","-r"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+userdel_today_log = subprocess.run(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=userdel","-r"], check=True, capture_output=True)
+
 kitchen_services = run_command(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S", "today", "-u", "kitchen-stove.service", "-u", "kitchen-bin.service", "-u", "kitchen-fridge.service", "-r", "-n"]).splitlines()
 
 # loading the jinja template environment
@@ -85,17 +92,17 @@ output = template.render(
     days_since_last_boot = time_since_last_boot.days,
     kitchen_services = kitchen_services,
     ip_address = ip_address,
-    logins_today = logins_today,
+    logins_today = run_command(['grep', '-v', "Boot"], based=logins_today_log.stdout).splitlines(),
     list_groups = run_command(["getent","group"]).splitlines(),
     list_active_services = run_command(["sudo", "service", "--status-all"]).splitlines(),
     debian_version = run_command(["cat", "/etc/debian_version"]),
     kernel_version = run_command(["uname","-a"]),
     hostname = run_command(["hostname","-i"]),
     
-    groups_created = run_command(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=groupadd","-r"]).splitlines(),
-    groups_removed = run_command(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=groupremove","-r"]).splitlines(),
-    user_modified = run_command(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=usermod","-r"]).splitlines(),
-    user_deleted = run_command(["sudo", "journalctl", "-S","today","_COMM=userdel","-r"]).splitlines(),
+    groups_created = run_command(['grep', '-v', "Boot"], based=groupadd_today_log.stdout).splitlines(),
+    groups_removed = run_command(['grep', '-v', "Boot"], based=groupremove_today_log.stdout).splitlines(),
+    user_modified = run_command(['grep', '-v', "Boot"], based=usermod_today_log.stdout).splitlines(),
+    user_deleted = run_command(['grep', '-v', "Boot"], based=userdel_today_log.stdout).splitlines()
 )
 
 

templates/book.jinja

@@ -208,15 +208,14 @@ user_deleted : {{ user_deleted }}
     </mark>
 
     {% if logins_today is defined %}
-      <ul>
-        {% for item in logins_today %}
-        <li>{{ item }}</li>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </ul>
-      <b>does not show the users of logins_today</b>
-      <mark>
-        These users have logged into our shared server chopchop, during the course of this day.
-      </mark>
+      {{ log_output(logins_today)  }}
+      {% if logins_today|length > 0 %}
+        <mark>
+          These users have logged into our shared server chopchop, during the course of this day.
+        </mark>
+      {% else %}
+        <mark>it was quiet today.</mark>
+      {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if groups_created|length > 0 %}