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I want to read a log file through scripting and if that logs is nt running then a mail should come to me...is that possible through shell scripts???
Yes, you just have to write the script. And your question is confusing...do you want to look at a log file and get email when you see a certain pattern? Or do you want to know if system logging is running or not? Because they're two different things, and your question could be either.
And do you already have a mail system set up to handle sending emails from your Linux system???
Yes, you just have to write the script. And your question is confusing...do you want to look at a log file and get email when you see a certain pattern? Or do you want to know if system logging is running or not? Because they're two different things, and your question could be either.
And do you already have a mail system set up to handle sending emails from your Linux system???
I want to read the logs whether it is running or not? if not running then a mail should come to my mail a/c.I am monitoring the servers on Nagios,no additional mailing system is set up.
I want to read the logs whether it is running or not? if not running then a mail should come to my mail a/c.I am monitoring the servers on Nagios,no additional mailing system is set up.
Still confusingly worded, but if you want to check to see if a service is running or not, use the scripts that are already in /etc/init.d. Chances are, there is an "/etc/init.d/syslog" file (might be syslog-ng). To check the status, just run the script ("/etc/init.d/syslog status"). It'll tell you if it's running or not.
And if you don't have a mail system set up, how do you think you're going to get an email if it's not working?
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Scripting on server logs
