How To Install logwatch on CentOS 8
logwatch is A log file analysis program
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install logwatch on CentOS 8.
What is logwatch
Logwatch is a customizable, pluggable log-monitoring system. It will go through your logs for a given period of time and make a report in the areas that you wish with the detail that you wish. Easy to use - works right out of the package on many systems.
We can use yum or dnf to install logwatch on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install logwatch.
Install logwatch on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install logwatch using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install logwatch
Install logwatch on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install logwatch using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install logwatch
How To Uninstall logwatch on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the logwatch package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove logwatch
logwatch Package Contents on CentOS 8
/etc/cron.daily/0logwatch
/etc/logwatch
/etc/logwatch/conf
/etc/logwatch/conf/ignore.conf
/etc/logwatch/conf/logfiles
/etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf
/etc/logwatch/conf/override.conf
/etc/logwatch/conf/services
/etc/logwatch/scripts
/etc/logwatch/scripts/services
/usr/sbin/logwatch
/usr/share/doc/logwatch
/usr/share/doc/logwatch/HOWTO-Customize-LogWatch
/usr/share/doc/logwatch/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/logwatch/README
/usr/share/logwatch
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/html
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/html/footer.html
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/html/header.html
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/audit_log.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/autorpm.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/bfd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/cisco.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/citadel.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/clam-update.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/clamav.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/cron.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/daemon.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/denyhosts.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/dirsrv.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/dnssec.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/dpkg.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/emerge.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/eventlog.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/exim.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/extreme-networks.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/fail2ban.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/freeradius.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/http-error.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/http.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/iptables.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/kernel.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/maillog.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/messages.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/mysql-mmm.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/mysql.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/netopia.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/netscreen.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/php.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/pix.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/postgresql.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/pureftp.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/qmail-pop3d-current.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/qmail-pop3ds-current.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/qmail-send-current.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/qmail-smtpd-current.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/resolver.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/rt314.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/samba.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/secure.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/sonicwall.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/spamassassin.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/syslog.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/tac_acc.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/tivoli-smc.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/up2date.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/vdr.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/vsftpd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/windows.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/xferlog.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/yum.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/zypp.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/afpd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/amavis.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/arpwatch.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/audit.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/automount.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/autorpm.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/barracuda.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/bfd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/cisco.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/citadel.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/clam-update.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/clamav-milter.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/clamav.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/courier.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/cron.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/denyhosts.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/dhcpd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/dirsrv.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/dnssec.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/dovecot.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/dpkg.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/emerge.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/evtapplication.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/evtsecurity.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/evtsystem.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/exim.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/eximstats.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/extreme-networks.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/fail2ban.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/fetchmail.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/freeradius.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/ftpd-messages.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/ftpd-xferlog.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/http-error.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/http.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/identd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/imapd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/in.qpopper.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/init.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/ipop3d.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/iptables.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/kernel.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/knockd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/lvm.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/mailscanner.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/mdadm.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/mod_security2.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/modprobe.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/mountd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/mysql-mmm.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/mysql.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/named.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/netopia.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/netscreen.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/oidentd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/omsa.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/openvpn.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pam.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pam_pwdb.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pam_unix.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/php.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pix.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pluto.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pop3.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/portsentry.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/postfix.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/postgresql.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pound.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/proftpd-messages.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/puppet.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/pureftpd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/qmail-pop3d.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/qmail-pop3ds.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/qmail-send.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/qmail-smtpd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/qmail.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/raid.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/resolver.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/rsyslogd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/rt314.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/samba.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/saslauthd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/scsi.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/secure.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sendmail-largeboxes.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sendmail.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/shaperd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/slon.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/smartd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sonicwall.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/spamassassin.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sshd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sshd2.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sssd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/stunnel.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/sudo.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/syslog-ng.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/syslogd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/systemd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/tac_acc.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/tivoli-smc.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/up2date.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/vdr.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/vpopmail.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/vsftpd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/windows.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/xntpd.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/yum.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zypp.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zz-disk_space.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zz-fortune.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zz-lm_sensors.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zz-network.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zz-runtime.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zz-sys.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/services/zz-zfs.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/dist.conf
/usr/share/logwatch/dist.conf/logfiles
/usr/share/logwatch/dist.conf/services
/usr/share/logwatch/lib
/usr/share/logwatch/lib/Logwatch.pm
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/autorpm
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/autorpm/applydate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/cron
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/cron/applydate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/emerge
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/emerge/applydate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/samba
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/samba/applydate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/samba/removeheaders
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/up2date
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/up2date/applydate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/up2date/removeheaders
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/xferlog
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/xferlog/applydate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/xferlog/removeheaders
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/yum
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logfiles/yum/applydate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/afpd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/amavis
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/arpwatch
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/audit
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/automount
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/autorpm
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/barracuda
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/bfd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/cisco
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/citadel
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/clam-update
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/clamav
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/clamav-milter
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/courier
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/cron
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/denyhosts
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/dhcpd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/dirsrv
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/dnssec
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/dovecot
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/dpkg
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/emerge
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/evtapplication
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/evtsecurity
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/evtsystem
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/exim
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/eximstats
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/extreme-networks
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/fail2ban
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/fetchmail
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/freeradius
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/ftpd-messages
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/ftpd-xferlog
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/http
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/http-error
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/identd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/imapd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/in.qpopper
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/init
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/ipop3d
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/iptables
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/kernel
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/knockd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/lvm
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/mailscanner
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/mdadm
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/mod_security2
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/modprobe
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/mountd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/mysql
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/mysql-mmm
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/named
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/netopia
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/netscreen
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/oidentd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/omsa
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/openvpn
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pam
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pam_pwdb
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pam_unix
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/php
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pix
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pluto
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pop3
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/portsentry
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/postfix
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/postgresql
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pound
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/proftpd-messages
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/puppet
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/pureftpd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/qmail
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/qmail-pop3d
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/qmail-pop3ds
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/qmail-send
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/qmail-smtpd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/raid
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/resolver
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/rsyslogd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/rt314
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/samba
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/saslauthd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/scsi
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/secure
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/sendmail
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/sendmail-largeboxes
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/shaperd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/slon
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/smartd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/sonicwall
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/spamassassin
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/sshd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/sshd2
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/sssd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/stunnel
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/sudo
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/syslog-ng
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/syslogd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/systemd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/tac_acc
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/tivoli-smc
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/up2date
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/vdr
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/vpopmail
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/vsftpd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/windows
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/xntpd
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/yum
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zypp
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zz-disk_space
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zz-fortune
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zz-lm_sensors
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zz-network
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zz-runtime
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zz-sys
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/services/zz-zfs
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/applybinddate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/applyeurodate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/applyhttpdate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/applystddate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/applytaidate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/applyusdate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/applyvsftpddate
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/eventlogonlyservice
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/eventlogremoveservice
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/expandrepeats
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/hosthash
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/hostlist
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/journalctl
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/multiservice
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/onlycontains
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/onlyhost
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/onlyservice
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/remove
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/removeheaders
/usr/share/logwatch/scripts/shared/removeservice
/usr/share/man/man5/ignore.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/logwatch.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/override.conf.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/logwatch.8.gz
/var/cache/logwatch
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install logwatch on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.