nixCraft

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to monitor my system log for specific events, and have an email sent to an account I specify when these events occur. I've looked into Logwatch and it doesn't appear to satisfy my requirements - I'm looking for an active monitor which can trigger an arbitrary event. Any suggestions?

-Joe

Logwatch needs lots of configuration and it will send a summery of all logs. If you need event specific email write your own script. For example, script to monitor disk space and send email alert when you are low on disk.

__________________
Vivek Gite
Linux Evangelist
Be proud RHEL user, and let the world know about your enterprise choices! Join RedHat user group.
Always use CODE tags for posting system output and commands!
Do you run a Linux? Let's face it, you need help

How would I go about doing this though - would I need to write a daemon using perl/python that would run in the background?

No need to write daemon. Just write a script and check it via cronjob. Another option is use tool such as monit to monitor apache, mysql, process, disk space and other stuff.

1. Monitor and restart Apache or lighttpd webserver when daemon is killed
2. UNIX / Linux Shell Script For Monitoring System network with ping command
3. Perl script to monitor disk space and send an email
4. Linux: Monitor hard disks temperature with hddtemp

Hope above examples gives you required ideas.

HTH

__________________
Vivek Gite
Linux Evangelist
Be proud RHEL user, and let the world know about your enterprise choices! Join RedHat user group.
Always use CODE tags for posting system output and commands!
Do you run a Linux? Let's face it, you need help