log2mail.conf describes the configuration file options for log2mail(8).

Every line consists of a key word, most of them followed by a '=' and a value. You may have as many spaces (no tabs) before or at the end of the lines. Values ending or starting with a space must be enclosed in "". Comment lines start with a hash (#).

log2mail either reads all files in a given directory or one specified configuration file. You may include any number of files using: include = filename You can specify default values in a default section. There you may specify values for fromaddr, sendtime, resendtime, maxlines, template and sendmail (description see below).

For every logfile you specify a file section: file = filename

For every pattern you specify a pattern option (belonging to a log file): pattern = yourpattern You may specify one or more pattern for every log file.

For every pattern you may specify one or more mail address: mailto = address Replace filename, yourpattern, address with the filename of the log file, your pattern you want to match and your mail address.

fromaddr = FROM

log2mail gives FROM as sender address to sendmail.

sendtime = TIME

log2mail waits TIME seconds before sending a message after a pattern has been matched for the first time.

resendtime = TIME

log2mail waits TIME seconds before sending a message a second time.

maxlines = NUMBER

Each message should not contain more than NUMBER lines of logfile entries. If maxlines is set to 0, a message will contain all the lines that matched since the last message was sent.

template = FILENAME

Tells log2mail that it will find the template for the message in FILENAME See below for escape sequences.

sendmail = EXECUTABLE ARGUMENTS

Tells log2mail to call EXECTUABLE ARGUMENTS instead of sendmail -oi -t.

The following escape sequences will be replaced:

%f

Sender address as specified with FromAdr

%n

how often the pattern has been matched since the last message has been sent

%l

the last lines ( MaxMsgLines )

%t

At this place the recipient address will be inserted.

%m

the pattern matched

%F

the name of the logfile

%h

the hostname of this machine

/etc/log2mail.conf

one or more message template files

Michael Krax <michael.krax@innominate.com>

regex (7), log2mail (8)