= Logwatch

Tags: [[Linux]]

== Overview

Program that emails an administration summary to the root user.

== How Tos

- [[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-logwatch-log-analyzer-and-reporter-on-a-vps|How to install and use logwatch]]
- Send the email to an alias using [[UhlLinuxServer HowTo Set Alias for Root Emails]]

== Running

Logwatch is run on the server by having the following script in {{{/etc/cron.daily}}}

{{{#!sh
#!/bin/bash

#Check if removed-but-not-purged
test -x /usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl || exit 0

#execute
/usr/sbin/logwatch --output mail

}}}

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