Debian-Bug#523605: logwatch: doesn't send email when there are lots of log files

Hi!

I just got attached bug report. Can anyone take care of this one, please?

thanks
Willi

Vedant Lath schrieb:
> Package: logwatch
> Version: 7.3.6.cvs20080702-2
> Severity: important
> 
> When there are a lot of files in /var/log/samba, logwatch fails to send email.
> 
> Cron sends the following email with the subject:
> Cron <root@bottomquark> test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily )
> 
> /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch:
> Can't exec "/bin/sh": Argument list too long at /usr/sbin/logwatch line 853.
> system 'cat /var/log/samba/log.0-6e844dd435084 /var/log/samba/log.0.0.0.0
> +/var/log/samba/log.06bs1315 /var/log/samba/log.08bshyd0340
> +/var/log/samba/log.192-168-21-198
> [snip]
> +/var/log/samba/log.your-zuirma1xml /var/log/samba/log.zebronics /var/log/samba/log.zucai
> +/var/log/samba/log.zwergaldi  | /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/samba/applydate|
> +/usr/bin/perl
> +/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/samba/removeheaders>/tmp/logwatch.vLUFVAB1/samba' 
> failed: -1
> +at /usr/sbin/logwatch line 853.
> run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch exited with return code 7
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: squeeze/sid
>   APT prefers testing
>   APT policy: (500, 'testing')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
> Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
> 
> Versions of packages logwatch depends on:
> ii  perl                          5.10.0-19  Larry Wall's Practical Extraction 
> ii  postfix [mail-transport-agent 2.5.5-1.1  High-performance mail transport ag
> 
> Versions of packages logwatch recommends:
> ii  libdate-manip-perl            5.54-1     a perl library for manipulating da
> 
> Versions of packages logwatch suggests:
> ii  fortune-mod                 1:1.99.1-3.1 provides fortune cookies on demand
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 
> 
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