Configuring SendMail/Logwatch

[jjcf89_2]

I've installed logwatch to get a daily email of my RN system logs.  But it doesn't appear that sendmail is connected to whatever OS6 is using to send email.  Anyone have an idea of how to get sendmail or similar working?

[jjcf89_2 · Accepted solution]

Older logwatch doesn't support reading from journalctl.  Support added in version 7.5.0 according to archlinux wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Logwatch#systemd_journal_support

Install latest version:

wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/logwatch/files/logwatch-7.5.0/logwatch-7.5.0.tar.gz

tar xzf logwatch-7.5.0.tar.gz

cd logwatch-7.5.0

sudo bash install_logwatch.sh

sudo cp -R /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/* /etc/logwatch/conf/

vim /etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf

## Change mailer = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t"
## To mailer = "/usr/bin/msmtp <email>"

sudo logwatch --output=mail

## Runs daily by cron, see /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch

[jjcf89_2]

Sending email from command prompt:

# echo "Subject: Test" | msmtp <email>

[jjcf89_2 · Accepted solution]

Older logwatch doesn't support reading from journalctl.  Support added in version 7.5.0 according to archlinux wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Logwatch#systemd_journal_support

Install latest version:

wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/logwatch/files/logwatch-7.5.0/logwatch-7.5.0.tar.gz

tar xzf logwatch-7.5.0.tar.gz

cd logwatch-7.5.0

sudo bash install_logwatch.sh

sudo cp -R /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/* /etc/logwatch/conf/

vim /etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf

## Change mailer = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t"
## To mailer = "/usr/bin/msmtp <email>"

sudo logwatch --output=mail

## Runs daily by cron, see /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch