[Logcheck-users] ignore.d.server rule not working?

Eric Evans eevans@sym-link.com
Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:32:50 -0500


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On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 06:56:58AM +1000, Dathi Oxencroft muttered these wo=
rds:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 02:10 am, Jon Foreman wrote:
> > I'm running logcheck on Debian and it seems that a rule I have set in
> > /etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/postfix isn't working. When I test the
> > rule on /var/log/syslog, I see a match. However, logcheck still sends me
> > a report nonetheless.
> >
> > Are there certain circumstances where rules in ignore.d.server would be
> > ignored?
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> Yes, when it's a security event. They are checked with a different rulese=
t.
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> Put your new exception in /etc/logcheck/violations.ignore.d/logcheck-post=
fix

violations.ignore.d/logcheck-postfix is a conffile, editing it will make
it more difficult to take advantage of future revisions made by the
logcheck development team. Create a new file, (something like
violations.ignore.d/local-postfix), and add your custom pattern there.

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Eric Evans
eevans@sym-link.com

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