HOWTO : Logwatch on Ubuntu 9.04 Server

Logwatch reads your log files and can send you email daily about the most interesting parts.

Step 1 :

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get install logwatch

Step 2 :

sudo nano /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf

Change the following as shown :

Output = mail
Format = html
MailTo = samiux@gmail.com

Step 3 :

sudo nano /etc/cron.daily/00logwatch

/usr/sbin/logwatch --mailto samiux@gmail.com

That's all. See you!