logfile = None
program = None
- def __init__ (self, Cnf, program, debug=0):
+ def __init__ (self, Cnf, program, debug=0, print_starting=True):
"Initialize a new Logger object"
self.Cnf = Cnf
self.program = program
logfile = utils.open_file(logfilename, 'a')
os.umask(umask)
self.logfile = logfile
- # Log the start of the program
- user = pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[0]
- self.log(["program start", user])
+ if print_starting:
+ self.log(["program start"])
def log (self, details):
"Log an event"
- # Prepend the timestamp and program name
+ # Prepend timestamp, program name, and user name
+ details.insert(0, utils.getusername())
details.insert(0, self.program)
timestamp = time.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
details.insert(0, timestamp)