[SLUG] Re: Web Server Watchdog

[Matthew Palmer <mpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 01:41:00PM +1000, Rob Sharp wrote:
> I'm needing to monitor the server logs of a machine that I don't have 
> shell access to, but can have software installed onto if necessary. I'm 
> looking to be able to monitor web server logs for specific errors and be 
> notified by email if (when!) they happen.

I'd probably use logwatch (or equivalent) for that simple task.  Nagios is
definitely overkill for just grepping logs.

- Matt

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