Email via syslog

[Tobias Speckbacher]

Pretty sure you can accomplish your goal by using "named pipes" in
syslogd.conf.  Although It may require some scripting to read from the
pipe and mail the message.

-T

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Jason Dixon
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:50 AM
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> Subject: Email via syslog
> 
> It appears that the stock linux syslog (sysklogd) does not support
> email delivery for facilities.  As far as I can tell, it can only send
> to users (tty), loghosts, files or named pipes (fifo, not shell).  I
> see no ability to actually send email to internal or external users.
> Can someone confirm this for me?
> 
> P.S.  Yes, I expect that something like syslog-ng can do this.  I just
> want to know for certain that sysklogd can not.  I'm disappointed, as
> this seems like an obvious feature.
> 
> P.P.S.  I'm not interested in parsing utilities (i.e. logwatch).  At
> this point, I'm on a fact-finding mission.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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> Jason Dixon
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
> 
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