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h1. Install Procedure for logwatch

h2. Requirements

To install logwatch you will need the following:

  * a installed and supported operating system (e.g. CentOS 7.x)

  * root-access

  * a fast internet connection

h2. Preliminary Note

@logwatch@ default setting with CentOS 6 was to send the report per mail as default. This seems to be changed with CentOS 7.

h2. Install 

Install @logwatch@:

<pre><code class="bash">

yum install logwatch

</code></pre>

h2. Configure 

override default output to stdout by

<pre><code class="bash">

vim /etc/logwatch/logwatch.conf

</code></pre>

<file logwatch.conf>

# Local configuration options go here (defaults are in /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf)

Output = mail

</pre>