[TriLUG] Server script question

[WA Brown]

This is exactly how I added the command. Is this correct?

0 0 * * * mail -s 'log files' youremail at domain.extension  /path/to/log/files


I hope this is correct.

WA Brown



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Myers" <volcimaster at gmail.com>
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Server script question


>I don't recall how to setup logrotate, but you if logrotate is running, you
> just send the current logfile, while to older ones get archived for you.
>
> Warren
>
> On 7/12/06, WA Brown <brownwa at ftc-i.net> wrote:
>>
>> That'll work. I didnt know how to do email from the shell. Is there any
>> way
>> to limit the size of an email? Such as when the logfile gets so big then
>> it
>> will email that then when it gets that big again it will email that and 
>> so
>> on?
>>
>>
>> WA Brown
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Warren Myers" <volcimaster at gmail.com>
>> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Server script question
>>
>>
>> > you can cron the job to run similar to the following:
>> >
>> > $ crontab -e
>> > 0 0 * * * mail -s 'log files' youremail at domain.extension <
>> > /path/to/log/files
>> >
>> > then save your crontab
>> >
>> > Warren
>> >
>> > On 7/12/06, WA Brown <brownwa at ftc-i.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> How can I get the logs sent by email from my server to an email addy 
>> >> on
>> a
>> >> regular basis?Such as the error log or access log? I dont know enough
>> >> scripting to figure it out. I use some shell scripts now.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> WA Brown
>> >>
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