log rotation unable to process mailfirst

Question

I have configured log rotation on my Ubuntu server named custom in the directory /etc/logrotation.d/custom the entries are as follows

/var/log/apache2/access.log {
        daily
        mailfirst tarun@example.com
        missingok
        rotate 52
        compress
        delaycompress
        notifempty
        create 640 root adm
        sharedscripts
        postrotate
                /etc/init.d/apache2 reload > /dev/null
        endscript
        prerotate
                if [ -d /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate ]; then \
                        run-parts /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate; \
                fi; \
        endscript
}

But when I run the command logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/custom it gives the following error.

logrotate -f custom 
error: custom:3 unexpected text

It gives error in the line mailfirst tarun@example.com. Why? Please Help.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 12 '13 at 14:02

1

It should be:

var/log/apache2/access.log {
        daily
        mail tarun@example.com
        mailfirst 
        missingok
        rotate 52
        compress
        delaycompress
        notifempty
        create 640 root adm
        sharedscripts
        postrotate
                /etc/init.d/apache2 reload > /dev/null
        endscript
        prerotate
                if [ -d /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate ]; then \
                        run-parts /etc/logrotate.d/httpd-prerotate; \
                fi; \
        endscript
}

answered Nov 12 '13 at 14:02

Danila Ladner

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Thanks. It worked. One more thing I will have to install `mailutils` so that it can send mails? – Tarun Nov 12 '13 at 14:19
mailutils install postfix, if that what you want, but will work. – Danila Ladner Nov 12 '13 at 14:29
Ok means I just need postfix and that will work for me? – Tarun Nov 12 '13 at 14:35
No i said that installing mailutils will install postfix, some people might want sendmail or mutt, or whatever, you are fine installing mailutils. – Danila Ladner Nov 12 '13 at 14:39

log rotation unable to process mailfirst

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