Re: Consolidate logwatch message from all servers to 1 server

>>then you are needing to set up an email routing mechanism
>>where all root emails get sent to some central list/person/etc.

I know how to send the email to a internet email address like [email protected] but how do I send
to another unix account's email in another unix machine (same network) ?  

>b) change /etc/syslog.conf on each machine to point to
> that server,

which part of /etc/syslog.conf that I can point to another unix machine on the network, what is
the format ?

--- Stephen John Smoogen <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 6/14/06, Leuy Eeelyu <sarawakbird-/[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi... My boss want me to consolidate all the logwatch
> > message from all the unix servers into 1 unix servers.
> >
> > My question are
> > 1)How is Logwatch collect the message?  What will be
> > recorded in Logwatch?  I always receive the mail sent
> > to root by Logwatch, may I know what is controlling
> > the frequency ??
> >
> 
> Hi, Leuy, the question is a bit confusing.. I am not sure if I am
> translating correctly. Logwatch is a program that goes through the
> various logs in /var/log and comes up with a summary report.
> 
> If you are wanting to have all your logwatch summary emails go to one
> machine then you are needing to set up an email routing mechanism
> where all root emails get sent to some central list/person/etc.
> 
> If you are wanting to centralize your 'syslog' messages and then have
> your syslog server run one logwatch you will need to a) set up the
> syslog server, b) change /etc/syslog.conf on each machine to point to
> that server, and c) probably update the logwatch on that server to a
> newer version of logwatch than came with RHEL-3/RHEL-4. I never could
> get a nice output from logwatch on a centralized server.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Stephen J Smoogen.
> CSIRT/Linux System Administrator
> 
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