are you getting any emails? maybe its not the syslog system, but the mail system. try going into a standard user account, create a .forward file, then as root, sent a mail message to that user. check the destination mailbox to make sure it was delivered. Then check /var/log/messages or /var/log/maillog to see if there are any usefull error messages. On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 09:04:34AM -0400, Burke, Thomas G. wrote: > I've done all this (except the permission checking)... No change so far. What *should* the permissions be? > > -Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Reuben D. Budiardja > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:34 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: forwarding logs > > > > On Tuesday 05 April 2005 08:25, Burke, Thomas G. wrote: > > All, > > > > Just reinstalled my server, and am having problems getting the logs > > forwarded where I want. In the past, I've had all logs forwarded to my > > work e-mail. I have one set working, but only because I have changed > > root's email address deep down inside some scripts. I've put a ".forward" > > in root's home directory, but the system does not seem to be forwarding > > mail. What am I doing wrong? > > I usually just edit the /etc/aliases file to have an email for root forwarded > to a different account: > > root: me@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Then run 'newaliases'. > > If you use .forward file, the pitfall is usually with the permission of > the .forward file. Take a look at /var/log/maillog or /var/log/messages (ie. > grep for ".forward"). > > You should not need to cange anything in the log script itself. > > RDB > -- > Reuben D. Budiardja > Dept. Physics and Astronomy > University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GIT/M/MU/P/S d-(++) s: a-- C++(+++) UL++++ P-- L+++>++++ E- W+++ > N+ o? K- w--- !O M- V? !PS !PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X R- tv+ > b++>+++ DI D(+) G e++>++++ h+(*) r++ y->++++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing" -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
