How to get log into the email

winxandlinx · 05-30-2006, 05:47 AM

Hi Everyone,
I am using redhat 9 ,how can i make the log file getinto the email id ,will be greatful if anyone helpme out of this issue

Thanks & Regards
winxandlinx

JoeDuncan · 05-30-2006, 09:40 AM

Not sure what you are asking here.

Are you trying send e-mails about syslog events?

Are you trying to e-mail specific logs?

Please try to clarify your question. Also provide more information, like what distribution you are using, what you've already tried etc...

joseph · 05-30-2006, 08:33 PM

will be more better if u can provide example

winxandlinx · 05-31-2006, 12:25 AM

I am using redhat 9,every os distribution we have some log files

for example squid ,vsftp for every service there will be some log

files respectively.So i need to get the log files in the email

for every respective time.

Thanks & Regards
winxandlinx

joseph · 05-31-2006, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winxandlinx

I am using redhat 9,every os distribution we have some log files

for example squid ,vsftp for every service there will be some log

files respectively.So i need to get the log files in the email

for every respective time.

Thanks & Regards
winxandlinx

Log file for email located in /var/log/maillog

so if you mean u want to get an email about your log every respective time, then u can make a script which will email email's log file to you and run it in crontab.

JoeDuncan · 05-31-2006, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winxandlinx

for every service there will be some log files respectively.So i need to get the log files in the email for every respective time.

Ok, you need to have the log files for some service emailed to you "every respective time".

I'm not sure what you mean by every respective time. Every time what? The log is rotated? A new entry is made? Every hour?

Take a look at the "cron" and "logwatch" tools. cron will allow you to schedule events, and logwatch will allow you to run scripts when certain entries are found in logs.

I hope this helps.

winxandlinx · 06-01-2006, 01:02 AM

Hi Everyone

Actually my requirement is like my server is office

if i want top monitor from the remote location atleast may 30 min

once or may 60 mins once it will be well and good.And also

let me check with the cron and logwatch

leosgb · 06-15-2006, 08:37 PM

hi I need something like that too and I just started searching but if anyone had any idea how to do it I would like to have a hand

I think what he needs is what I am looking for:
"I need a script that would go thru a set of predetermined files, check for suspicious activities (using keywords) and, if anything is found send an email to me so I can log in and check what is going on."

I believe this is what he wants. If not, I am sorry for hijacking your post

Thanks for any help!

JoeDuncan · 06-17-2006, 09:07 AM

Logwatch is probably what you want then. Check it out it's pretty good.