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Logwatcher can be configured to send analyzed log reports periodically via email to the administrator. This section guides you on how to setup the logwatcher to send periodic email of its analyzed reports.
This section assumes you already installed logwatcher. Otherwise, visit the index page: Logwatcher
System-Level Email Service
System-Level Email Service
Outside of this topic, you need to setup your system-level email service like Exim4 up before expecting logwatch to send email.
Logwatch Configurations
Logwatch Configurations
Now by reading the default configurations and their respective comments on /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf, you create/update your config file inside /etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf with :
Output = mailFormat = htmlRange = TodayDetail = HighMailFrom = "Logwatch@localhost"IMPORTANT NOTE:
- A lot of Internet guides are asking users to edit
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf. This is not the right way because you should NEVER modifies the default settings at all. - The correct way is to create/update the configuration file in
/etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.confby reading the configuration descriptions in/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf. - Also, you must not duplicate the file but only includes the configurations you needs. Otherwise, logwatch can complain or crash due to duplicates.
Manually test it
Manually test it
With the configurations file in placed, you can execute a manual test by calling logwatch using root:
$ /usr/sbin/logwatchIf everything is configured correctly, you should receive an email with all the log file.
Altering the Timing
Altering the Timing
As you guess it, to alter the timing for logwatch, you can edit the /etc/crontab scheduler. There are 2 ways to do it:
- Add a timing to execute the manual test
- Adjust the daily/weekly/monthly cron schedules.
That's all for configure logwatcher to email all logs.
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