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Monitor System Logs via E-mail (view source)
Revision as of 00:40, 2 December 2013
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* First, open a terminal window and become '''root'''. Enter the following to install:
<blockquotepre>{{Code|yum install logwatch}}</blockquotepre>
* You can customize the settings by adding options to '''''/etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf'''''. By default it sends the daily logwatch email to the local root mail box. To change it, add this line (change user@yourisp.com to desired email address):
<blockquotepre>{{Text|Output <nowiki>=</nowiki> mailMailTo <nowiki>=</nowiki> user@yourisp.com}}</blockquotepre>
* If you want the email in html, add this line:
<blockquotepre>{{Text|Format <nowiki>=</nowiki> html}}</blockquotepre>
* To test, enter the command '''''logwatch''''' and go check your email.
<blockquotepre>{{Code|logwatch}}</blockquotepre>
* Ensure sendmail or postfix is running (rerun command and change '''''status''''' to '''''start''''' if not):
<blockquotepre>{{Code|service sendmail status}}</pre>
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