derhansen / logwatch-rsnapshot

Logwatch script for RSnapshot logfiles

Logwatch configuration for Rsnapshot logfiles

What does it do?

This is a logwatch filter for Rsnapshot logfiles. It just collects, if there were errors in the rsnapshot logfile.

Example output

--------------------- RSNAPSHOT Begin ------------------------

4 RSnapshot error(s):

[04/May/2015:08:07:48] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: ERROR: /usr/bin/rsync returned 255 while processing user@192.168.2.1:/my/dir1
[04/May/2015:08:07:48] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: ERROR: /usr/bin/rsync returned 255 while processing user@192.168.2.1:/my/dir2
[04/May/2015:08:07:48] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: ERROR: /usr/bin/rsync returned 255 while processing user@192.168.2.1:/my/dir3
[04/May/2015:08:24:30] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: ERROR: /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: completed, but with some errors

---------------------- RSNAPSHOT End -------------------------

Installation

1. Copy files from 'conf/logfiles/' to '/etc/logwatch/conf/logfiles'
2. Copy files 'conf/services/' to '/etc/logwatch/conf/services'
3. Copy files 'scripts/services/' to '/etc/logwatch/scripts/services'

Usage

Display logfile entries (default output)

~# logwatch --service rsnapshot

Feedback / Improvements

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