filemaker-logwatch

Logwatch configuration files for FileMaker servers

Installing with MacPorts

sudo port install logwatch

Installing from Source on Mac OS

• download the current tar.gz file from http://sourceforge.net/projects/logwatch/files/
• untar files (double-click in Finder)
• cd into logwatch folder

sudo -s
chmod +x install_logwatch.sh
./install_logwatch.sh
use the default paths at prompts
cp -r conf/* /etc/logwatch/conf/
cp -r scripts/services/* /etc/logwatch/scripts/services/

Configuring Logwatch

nano /etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf

MailTo = logwatch@somedomain.com
MailFrom = YourServerHostname@somedomain.com

• in /usr/sbin/logwatch around line 88, change zcat to gzcat
• create a file at /etc/periodic/daily/980.run-logwatch with the following lines:

echo "Sending logwatch report to logwatch@somedomain.com" 
/opt/local/bin/logwatch --mailto logwatch@somedomain.com