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In case a standard set of local-* filter files are installed on multiple computers and the set needs to be extended, a different naming convention is needed for the extra files. They may, for example, be for a specific role, configuration or defect. They could be called :
- The processing load can be reduced by installing them with extension .disabled and only removing it when needed.
- Host-specific filter files can have prefix local-local-
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Backups
If updating an existing file, the original can be backed up with a name which is not entirely of upper and lower case letters, digits, underscores, and hyphens; for example local-foo.bak or local-foo~. These files will not be used by logcheck.
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