How To Install logcheck on Fedora 36
In this tutorial we learn how to install logcheck in Fedora 36. logcheck is Analyzes log files and sends noticeable events as email
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install logcheck on Fedora 36.
What is logcheck
Logcheck is a simple utility which is designed to allow a system administrator to view the log-files which are produced upon hosts under their control. It does this by mailing summaries of the log-files to them, after first filtering out “normal” entries. Normal entries are entries which match one of the many included regular expression files contain in the database.
We can use yum or dnf to install logcheck on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install logcheck.
Install logcheck on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install logcheck using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install logcheck
Install logcheck on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install logcheck using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install logcheck
How To Uninstall logcheck on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the logcheck package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove logcheck
logcheck Package Contents on Fedora 36
/etc/cron.d/logcheck
/etc/logcheck
/etc/logcheck/cracking.d
/etc/logcheck/cracking.d/kernel
/etc/logcheck/cracking.d/rlogind
/etc/logcheck/cracking.d/rsh
/etc/logcheck/cracking.d/smartd
/etc/logcheck/cracking.d/tftpd
/etc/logcheck/cracking.d/uucico
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/bind
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/cron
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/incron
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/logcheck
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/postfix
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/ppp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/pureftp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/qpopper
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/squid
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/ssh
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/stunnel
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/sysklogd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/telnetd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/tripwire
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.paranoid/usb
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/NetworkManager
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/acpid
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/amandad
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/amavisd-new
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/anacron
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/anon-proxy
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/apache
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/apcupsd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/arpwatch
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/asterisk
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/automount
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/bind
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/bluez-utils
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/courier
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cpqarrayd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cpufreqd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cron
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cron-apt
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cups-lpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cvs-pserver
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cvsd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/cyrus
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dbus
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dcc
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ddclient
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dhclient
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dhcp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dictd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dkfilter
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dnsmasq
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dovecot
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dropbear
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/dspam
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/epmd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/exim4
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/fcron
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ftpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/git-daemon
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/gnu-imap4d
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/gps
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/grinch
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/horde3
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/hplip
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/hylafax
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ikiwiki
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/imap
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/imapproxy
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/imp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/imp4
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/innd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ipppd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/isdnlog
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/isdnutils
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/jabberd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/kernel
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/klogind
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/krb5-kdc
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/libpam-krb5
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/libpam-mount
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/logcheck
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/login
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/maradns
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/mldonkey-server
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/mon
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/mountd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/nagios
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/netconsole
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/nfs
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/nntpcache
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/nscd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/nslcd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/openvpn
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/otrs
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/passwd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/pdns
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/perdition
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/policyd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/popa3d
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/postfix
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/postfix-policyd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ppp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/pptpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/procmail
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/proftpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/pure-ftpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/pureftp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/qpopper
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rbldnsd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rpc_statd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rsnapshot
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/rsync
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/sa-exim
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/samba
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/saned
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/sasl2-bin
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/saslauthd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/schroot
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/scponly
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/slapd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/smartd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/smbd_audit
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/smokeping
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/snmpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/snort
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/spamc
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/spamd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/squid
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ssh
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/stunnel
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/su
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/sudo
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/sympa
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/syslogd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/systemd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/systemd-timesyncd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/teapop
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/telnetd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/tftpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/thy
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/ucd-snmp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/upsd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/uptimed
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/userv
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/vsftpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/watchdog
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/wu-ftpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/xinetd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/automount
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/bind
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/bluetooth-alsa
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/bluez-utils
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/bonobo
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/dhcpcd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/francine
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/gconf
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/gdm
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/hald
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/hcid
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/ifplugd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/ippl
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/kdm
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/kernel
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/laptop-mode-tools
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/libmtp-runtime
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/libpam-gnome-keyring
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/logcheck
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/login
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/net-acct
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/nntpcache
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/polypaudio
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/postfix
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/ppp
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/proftpd
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/pump
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/sendfile
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/slim
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/squid
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/udev
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/wdm
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/winbind
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/wpasupplicant
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/xdm
/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.workstation/xlockmore
/etc/logcheck/logcheck.conf
/etc/logcheck/logcheck.logfiles
/etc/logcheck/violations.d
/etc/logcheck/violations.d/kernel
/etc/logcheck/violations.d/smartd
/etc/logcheck/violations.d/su
/etc/logcheck/violations.d/sudo
/etc/logcheck/violations.ignore.d
/etc/logcheck/violations.ignore.d/logcheck-su
/etc/logcheck/violations.ignore.d/logcheck-sudo
/usr/bin/logcheck-test
/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/logcheck.conf
/usr/sbin/logcheck
/usr/sbin/logtail
/usr/sbin/logtail2
/usr/share/doc/logcheck
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/README-psionic
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/README.Maintainer
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/README.how.to.interpret
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/README.keywords
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/README.logcheck
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/README.logcheck-database
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/README.logtail
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/logcheck-test.1
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/logcheck.sgml
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/logtail.8
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/logtail2.8
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/tools
/usr/share/doc/logcheck/tools/log-summary-ssh
/usr/share/licenses/logcheck
/usr/share/licenses/logcheck/LICENSE
/usr/share/logtail
/usr/share/logtail/detectrotate
/usr/share/logtail/detectrotate/10-savelog.dtr
/usr/share/logtail/detectrotate/20-logrotate.dtr
/usr/share/logtail/detectrotate/30-logrotate-dateext.dtr
/usr/share/man/man1/logcheck-test.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/logcheck.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/logtail.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/logtail2.8.gz
/var/lib/logcheck
/var/lock/logcheck
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install logcheck on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).