Monitor System Logs with Logwatch

calendarMar 2, 2016 · 1 min read · log files logwatch Scripts Ubuntu  ·
Share on: linkedincopy

I’m using the tool Logwatch to get a daily log report from all my servers by email.

Install Logwatch:

 apt-get update apt-get install logwatch

Config file:

 /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf

To simplify the access to the config file I use a symlink.

 cd /etc/logwatch ln -s /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf

Configuration (parameters which I have changed):

 #Output = stdout Output = mail #To make Html the default formatting Format = html Format = html MailTo = YOUR-EMAIL-ADDRESS

Cronjob:

 crontab -e 30 0 * * * /usr/sbin/logwatch

Based on this configuration you will receive a nice daily overview report.