Ignore my last message Albert Smith Sr. Unix Systems Administrator HPCSA, RHCT Genex Services 440 E. Swedesford Rd. Wayne, PA 19087 albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610) 964-5154 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Burke, Thomas G. > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:09 PM > To: David.Bear@xxxxxxx; General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: forwarding logs > > Yes, I am getting e-mails. It seems to follow as I said > below... Interesting - if I mail to root, I get the mail, > but as I said, it there seemd to be a dependance on having a > domain on the address in the scripts. I did not start > getting any mails from cron until I modified its mailto > option. Same with another script. Seems I saw something > about this when looking through sendmail docs, but I don't > recall the specifics. > > Someone else asked what version - I'm running RH 6.2 with all > updates up to, but not including 7.1 releases - kernel > 2.2.24... I've not upgraded, as my ipchains firewall works > wonderfully, & I don't have the time to sit down & learn > iptables. Besides, 6.2 has been working great for 5 years or so, now. > > -Tom > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Bear > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:33 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: forwarding logs > > > > 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 > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe > 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
