Re: [SQU] Access.log

On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Andrew Lowe wrote:

]> I am using squid on Red Hat 6.2, and a log analyser but would also like
]> the system to email the access.log file on a daily basis.
]
]try setting up a cron job that emails it...
]log in as root
]crontab -e
]and add the line
]0 1 * * * /bin/sendmail email@domain.com < /usr/local/squid/logs/access.log

Hmm, look as if you forgot to rotate logs first. I'd reckon, you'd want
only fresh logs, so try this:

- make sure your logfile_rotate is at least 1
- do the steps above, except use something akin to the following as job

0 0 * * * /usr/local/squid/bin/squid -k rotate
1 4 * * * /usr/lib/sendmail a@b.c.d < /usr/local/squid/logs/access.log.0

Or, instead of this push principle, use a pull principle. Rotate the logs
at midnight, and from a host of your option, scp the log file at a time
with low traffic (e.g. early morning hours). Some issues are also covered
in the FAQ (section 6 deals with log files).

Le deagh dhùrachd,
Dipl.-Ing. Jens-S. Vöckler (voeckler@rvs.uni-hannover.de)
Institute for Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
University of Hanover, Germany; +49 511 762 4726

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