Configure logwatch to only email when there is something to report

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Is there a way to get logwatch, instead of always sending a daily report, to only email a report when there is a problem, i.e. the filtered logs aren't empty?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 23 '15 at 06:43

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This isn't exactly the answer you want, but: use logcheck instead. It does exactly that (filters out all normal logs and only e-mails anything leftover).

answered Apr 23 '15 at 06:43

Craig Miskell

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Thanks, will check it out. Hopefully the documentation is better than for logwatch! – Ghopper21 Apr 23 '15 at 12:29

Configure logwatch to only email when there is something to report

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