Ubuntu 8.10 server install logwatch weird message

felix680 · 01-29-2009, 04:19 AM

Hi everyone,

I am new to Ubuntu but I was previously using Fedora for years. One thing I don't understand is that I can get a comprehensive logwatch email everyday while using Fedora; but when I used Ubuntu for the pass month, I've just received the following message with no log details:

/etc/cron.daily/00logwatch:
Cannot find shared script combined log files
run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch exited with return code 2

Could anyone tell me what's wrong with my configuration in Ubuntu?

Note: the other cron jobs are running fine.

Machine: HP LC2000R P.III 900Mhz, 512 MB SDRAM, 60GB RAID 5 SCSI;
System: Ubuntu 8.10 (Server ISO);

Thank you in advance.

Felix

unSpawn · 01-30-2009, 03:36 PM

So what does /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch look like?

felix680 · 01-31-2009, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

So what does /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch look like?

I did not alter this file and it leaves as default. I think there is nothing need to be changed in this file, right?

/etc/cron.daily/00logwatch looks like:
#!/bin/bash

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

#execute
/usr/sbin/logwatch --mailto root

felix680 · 04-20-2009, 06:51 PM

Anyone? Please help...

robdavison · 04-27-2009, 08:49 AM

Hi,

I had the same problem. I had a quick look at the logwatch script in /usr/sbin, and it is looking for a file combined.log in either of these locations:

$ConfigDir/scripts/shared/$cmd
$BaseDir/scripts/shared/$cmd

my $BaseDir = "/usr/share/logwatch";
my $ConfigDir = "/etc/logwatch";

so to get past this, I simply created a blank file with permissions 755:

/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/combined.log

and it seems to work ok.

Hope this helps.

felix680 · 04-28-2009, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robdavison

Hi,

I had the same problem. I had a quick look at the logwatch script in /usr/sbin, and it is looking for a file combined.log in either of these locations:

$ConfigDir/scripts/shared/$cmd
$BaseDir/scripts/shared/$cmd

my $BaseDir = "/usr/share/logwatch";
my $ConfigDir = "/etc/logwatch";

so to get past this, I simply created a blank file with permissions 755:

/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/combined.log

and it seems to work ok.

Hope this helps.

No, it is just the same. I am wondering why only me get this kind of error?? Anyone, please help!!

Anyway, thanks for your help robdavison!
Felix

felix680 · 05-07-2009, 08:58 PM

Hello again,

Today it has been upgraded form Ubuntu 8.10 to Ubuntu 9.04, but the problem still persists!

Anyone please help!!!

moesplace · 07-13-2010, 10:58 PM

Remember this odd little entry in the Ubuntu formus:
Notes

For Ubuntu systems with apache server:

edit /usr/share/logwatch/dist.conf/logfiles/http.conf

and add *combined.log files to the list

I believe that this is where your actual problem is coming from.
Delete the line with *combined.log in it in the above file.

Then 'logwatch restart'

You should like the results this time.

Cheers,
-Greg