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Bug 139610 - sys-apps/logwatch-7.1 fails to open a logfile when default.conf entry is non-existant
Summary: sys-apps/logwatch-7.1 fails to open a logfile when default.conf entry is non-...
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Other
: High normal
Assignee: Gentoo's Team for Core System packages
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Reported: 2006-07-07 15:40 UTC by Patrick Felt
Modified: 2006-08-04 01:21 UTC (History)
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Description Patrick Felt 2006-07-07 15:40:39 UTC 
sys-apps/logwatch-7.1

i added /etc/logwatch/conf/logfiles/clam.conf but logwatch would not load it till i copied that file to  /usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logfiles/

the correct behavior should be where /etc/logwatch is used regardless of what files are in default.conf
Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2006-07-16 00:21:59 UTC 
this behavior looks like by design ... you should e-mail the logwatch@kaybee.org list to see if they feel like changing it :)
Comment 2 Horst Prote 2006-08-04 01:21:41 UTC 
I had the same problem but for two reasons I don't think that
"this behavior looks like by design":
1.) It contradicts the description in
    /usr/share/doc/logwatch-7.1/HOWTO-Customize-LogWatch.gz
2.) It was changed/corrected upstream: logwatch-7.3-r1 behaves like expected and
    documented.