Public bug reported: Binary package hint: logwatch
Hello, Debian/Ubuntu ships a cron service definition (in dist.conf/services/cron), which does not match any cron logfile entries due to a wrong "OnlyService" statement in said service definition. Currently, it looks like this: *OnlyService = (CROND|\/USR\/SBIN\/CRON|\/usr\/sbin\/cron) However, the logfile entries for cron look like this, so they don't match: Feb 16 09:11:11 deimos cron[641]: (CRON) INFO (pidfile fd = 3) Feb 16 09:11:11 deimos cron[654]: (CRON) STARTUP (fork ok) Feb 16 09:11:11 deimos cron[654]: (CRON) INFO (Running @reboot jobs) Feb 16 09:17:01 deimos CRON[923]: (root) CMD ( cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly) I suggest changing the OnlyService statement to this (patch attached): *OnlyService = (CRON|cron|CROND|\/USR\/SBIN\/CRON|\/usr\/sbin\/cron) This applies to all Ubuntu releases, from at least Lucid to Natty. Thanks! ** Affects: logwatch (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/719898 Title: logwatch does not report cron events -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs