security logs being mailed to root

[epilogue]

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:06:03 -0500
sn1tch <dot.sn1tch at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:34:36 -0600, Kevin Kinsey <kdk at daleco.biz>
wrote:
> > exp at netbox.yi.org wrote:
> > 
> > >On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 08:59:45AM -0500, sn1tch wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>When I ran FBSD 5.2.1 I used to get the daily, weekly, and monthly
> > >>security logs and such mailed to root...now since I did a clean
> > >>install with 5.3 I no longer get anything, when I log in I have no
> > >>mail...what gives? I enjoyed reading them .. is there a way to get
> > >>that functionality back?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Thanks,
> > >>Joe
> > >>
> > >>
> > >5.3 also does this by default.  Are you sure your computer
> > >is turned on at the times these mails are sent, in /etc/crontab?
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > And ...
> > 
> > If the logs and such exist, then syslogd is probably OK.  Otherwise
> > check syslogd first.
> > 
> > Next, make sure that crond is running.  Don't know why it wouldn't
> > be, be might as well check.
> > 
> > Then, check sendmail.  Depending on settings, this might be the
> > issue.  If syslogd is working as expected, you should find a note
> > in /var/mail/maillog (about 3:0x a.m. system time) that shows a mail
> > going to "root at somebox.tld".
> > 
> > Which brings us to /etc/mail/aliases.  Is the alias for "root"
pointing
> > to your email address?
> > 
> > I'm sure there's stuff I may have missed as well, but here's the
start
> > of a debug checklist.
> > 
> > HTH,
> > 
> > Kevin Kinsey
> 
> Crontab doesnt have any listings and rc.conf shows this...
> 
> sendmail_enable="NONE"
> syslogd_flags="-ss"

a) jsyk, the prefered syntax has switched from 'NONE' to what is
currently described in 'man rc.sendmail'

b) see the last e-mail I sent you for two solutions to this issue.


hth,
epi

> and in /etc/periodic there are dail weekly monthly and security
> folders. I chose not to build sendmail at all, or any type of mail
> server for that matter, but why would that affect it because a friend
> of mine has a fresh install of 5.3 and he gets the logs, no problems.
> Would a specific option in a custom kernel cause it to not send.
> 
> syslog.conf shows
> 
> security.*                                      /var/log/security
> 
> is there anything else I can show you guys/girls to help out?
> 
> Thanks for the help
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