How can I change what logwatch reports?

Computer Tips - How can I change what logwatch reports?

Date: 2015jul15 OS: Linux Product: logwatch Q. How can I change what logwatch reports? A. Copy the file you want to change from

/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/THE_SERVICE.conf

/etc/logwatch/conf/services/THE_SERVICE.conf

and change the copy. This will be preserved over logwatch updates. For example if you want to change the size of the mailbox it reports

cp /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sendmail-largeboxes.conf /etc/logwatch/conf/services

Then set:

$sendmail_largeboxes_size = 400MB

No need to restart anything.