Monitor System Logs via E-mail - Revision history

Bigfoot65 at 03:53, 18 June 2017

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Reverted edits by Petercross (talk) to last revision by Bigfoot65

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 * First, open a terminal window and become '''root'''.  Enter the following to install:
 <pre>yum install logwatch</pre>
 * 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):
 <pre>Output = mail

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 * First, open a terminal window and become '''root'''.  Enter the following to install:
-<blockquote>{{Code|yum install logwatch}}</blockquote>
+<pre>yum install logwatch</pre>
 * 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):
-<blockquote>{{Text|Output <nowiki>=</nowiki> mail
+<pre>Output = mail
-MailTo <nowiki>=</nowiki> user@yourisp.com}}</blockquote>
+MailTo = user@yourisp.com</pre>
 * If you want the email in html, add this line:
-<blockquote>{{Text|Format <nowiki>=</nowiki> html}}</blockquote>
+<pre>Format = html</pre>
 * To test, enter the command '''''logwatch''''' and go check your email.
-<blockquote>{{Code|logwatch}}</blockquote>
+<pre>logwatch</pre>
 * Ensure sendmail or postfix is running (rerun command and change '''''status''''' to '''''start''''' if not):
-<blockquote>{{Code|service sendmail status}}
+<pre>service sendmail status</pre>
 or
-{{Code|service postfix status}}</blockquote>
+<pre>service postfix status</pre>
 '''Optional:'''

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 <blockquote>{{Code|yum install logwatch}}</blockquote>
 * 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):
-<blockquote>{{Text|MailTo <nowiki>=</nowiki> user@yourisp.com}}</blockquote>
+<blockquote>{{Text|Output <nowiki>=</nowiki> mail
 * If you want the email in html, add this line:
-<blockquote>{{Text|Output <nowiki>=</nowiki> html}}</blockquote>
+<blockquote>{{Text|Format <nowiki>=</nowiki> html}}</blockquote>
 * To test, enter the command '''''logwatch''''' and go check your email.

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 * First, open a terminal window and become '''root'''.  Enter the following to install:
 <blockquote>{{Code|yum install logwatch}}</blockquote>
-* You can customize the settings by adding options to '''''/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf''''' however local configuration options can be done at '''''/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):
+* 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):
 <blockquote>{{Text|MailTo <nowiki>=</nowiki> user@yourisp.com}}</blockquote>

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 * First, open a terminal window and become '''root'''.  Enter the following to install:
 <blockquote>{{Code|yum install logwatch}}</blockquote>
-* 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):
+* You can customize the settings by adding options to '''''/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf''''' however local configuration options can be done at '''''/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):
 <blockquote>{{Text|MailTo <nowiki>=</nowiki> user@yourisp.com}}</blockquote>