Logwatch Not Sending Emails

Asked Jun 04 '22 at 03:39

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I am on Ubuntu 20.04 server and I have installed / configured logwatch according these Ubuntu instructions that are little outdated: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Logwatch

While I can execute logwatch in terminal... and see output... I cannot get it to send email.

I tried both:

mailer = "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t" and mailer = "/usr/bin/mailx -mgt"

With no success..

Any tips?

asked Jun 04 '22 at 03:39

nightwatch

Can your server send email at all? – Organic Marble Jun 04 '22 at 03:44
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Yes... I am getting regular webmin, cron, AIDE, emails no problem... logwatch doesn't even show up in the logs – nightwatch Jun 04 '22 at 03:52
Then take a look at this https://askubuntu.com/a/829650/243321 – Organic Marble Jun 04 '22 at 03:57
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I saw that... I just tried it.... no luck... after I manually run the cron... I check /var/log/mail.log and there is no record that logwatch at all... it is if the entire mailer option is just ignored. – nightwatch Jun 04 '22 at 04:14

Logwatch Not Sending Emails

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