Package: logwatch Version: 7.3.6.cvs20080702-2 Severity: important When there are a lot of files in /var/log/samba, logwatch fails to send email.
Cron sends the following email with the subject: Cron <r...@bottomquark> test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily ) /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch: Can't exec "/bin/sh": Argument list too long at /usr/sbin/logwatch line 853. system 'cat /var/log/samba/log.0-6e844dd435084 /var/log/samba/log.0.0.0.0 +/var/log/samba/log.06bs1315 /var/log/samba/log.08bshyd0340 +/var/log/samba/log.192-168-21-198 [snip] +/var/log/samba/log.your-zuirma1xml /var/log/samba/log.zebronics /var/log/samba/log.zucai +/var/log/samba/log.zwergaldi | /usr/bin/perl /usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/samba/applydate| +/usr/bin/perl +/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/samba/removeheaders>/tmp/logwatch.vLUFVAB1/samba' failed: -1 +at /usr/sbin/logwatch line 853. run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch exited with return code 7 -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_IN, LC_CTYPE=en_IN (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages logwatch depends on: ii perl 5.10.0-19 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii postfix [mail-transport-agent 2.5.5-1.1 High-performance mail transport ag Versions of packages logwatch recommends: ii libdate-manip-perl 5.54-1 a perl library for manipulating da Versions of packages logwatch suggests: ii fortune-mod 1:1.99.1-3.1 provides fortune cookies on demand -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org