Logwatch no file found

[Bzschg (Björn Zschieschang)]

CMK version: Checkmk Enterprise Edition 2.1.0p2

Hey there,

i try to log an custom Log with logwatch. Im configured it in checkmk over the agent bakery. My logwatch cfg looks like this:

"C:\Logs\etask_log*.txt" overflow=C
 W ERROR

the Logfile:

CheckMK Agent Log:

2022-06-27 15:03:23.743 [srv 4180] perf:  In [1181] milliseconds process 'C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\modules\python-3\.venv\Scripts\python.exe C:\ProgramData\checkmk\agent\plugins\mk_logwatch.checkmk.py' pid:[8912] SUCCEDED - generated [43] bytes of data in [1] blocks

tells me that there is an SUCCEDED.
But if try to open the Log over the GUI there will not find the log:

is there anything else that must be configured?

[andreas-doehler (Andreas)]

The log file will only exists if one error or warning message is found and transmitted.
If there was no warn/error since you created the check then the log file will be empty on the server side.

[Bzschg (Björn Zschieschang)]

Hey,

thanks for response. After adding some lines with “ERROR” the service in the gui changed. But it changed to “unknown”

and still tells me that the log didnt exist.

After a minute it change back to ok.

[mike1098 (Michael FRANK)]

I recommend to forward the logwatch events to even console and handle it there with rule " Logwatch Event Console Forwarding".
Logwatch is AFAIR a very old technology and not really supported anymore in checkmk.

regards

Michael