Nick Read on 11 Oct 2004 15:07:02 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Logrotate


Hi,

I assume you would enter the script in logrotate.conf
but where would you define the mail address for the
logs to be sent to?

Thanks.
--- Nick Read <nick_read_001@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks
> 
> I need to keep records of all mail flow through the
> gateway so if anyone can recommend a more elegant
> way
> of doing this would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Nick
> --- sean finney <seanius@seanius.net> wrote:
> 
> > hi nick,
> > 
> > On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 03:51:54AM -0700, Nick
> Read
> > wrote:
> > > I would like some help please with emailing our
> > mail
> > > logs to an account.
> > > 
> > > I am running Fedora2 and Sendmail 8.1
> > > 
> > > I have managed to get the logwatch logs to mail
> > out
> > > but not sure how to email our maillogs.
> > 
> > assuming you actually have a good reason for
> mailing
> > mail
> > logs, your best bet would be something like:
> > 
> > /var/log/mail.log {
> > 	# rest of your options
> > 	prerotate
> > 	mail -s "mail logs" root < /var/log/mail.log
> > 	endscript
> > }
> > 
> > but i'd first ask yourself whether you really need
> > those
> > mail logs emailed in the first place, as opposed
> to
> > having some log
> > summarizing script run over them.
> > 
> > 
> > 	sean
> > 
> 
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