Logcheck devel - Dec 2006 - Bug#402739: attaching logcheck output instead of inline inclusion

Package: logcheck
Version: 1.2.51
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

This patch add the ability to attach logcheck output to mails
instead of including it inline.

----- Forwarded message from Roland Kruggel <rkruggel at bbf7.de> -----

mail1:/etc/logcheck# diff -uprN logcheck.conf.org logcheck.conf
--- logcheck.conf.org   2006-11-28 20:37:22.918143500 +0100
+++ logcheck.conf       2006-11-28 21:03:31.604180250 +0100
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ REPORTLEVEL="server"

 SENDMAILTO="root"

+# Send the results as attachment or not.
+# 0=not as attachment; 1=as attachment
+# Default ist 0
+MAILASATTACH=0
+
 # Should the hostname in the subject of generated mails be fully 
qualified?
 FQDN=1




mail1:/usr/sbin# diff -uprN logcheck.org logcheck
--- logcheck.org        2006-11-28 19:52:15.892965000 +0100
+++ logcheck    2006-11-28 21:01:15.467672250 +0100
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ SYSLOG_SUMMARY="/usr/bin/syslog-summary"
 INTRO=1
 LOGCHECKDEBUG=0
 MAILOUT=0
+MAILASATTACH=0
 NOCLEANUP=0
 REBOOT=0
 FQDN=0
@@ -296,7 +297,11 @@ sendreport() {
        debug "Sent report to STDOUT"
     else
        debug "Sending report: '$subject' to $SENDMAILTO"
+       if [ $MAILASATTACH -eq 1 ]; then
+       echo -e "Report at the attachment" | 
nail -s "$subject" -a "$TMPDIR/report"
"$SENDMAILTO"
+       else
        cat $TMPDIR/report | mail -s "$subject"
"$SENDMAILTO"
+       fi
     fi
 }


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I think some incarnation of dependency on "nail" should be added with
with this change.

On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 11:06:06PM +0000, Debian Bug Tracking System
wrote:
> Package: logcheck
> Version: 1.2.51
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> 
> This patch add the ability to attach logcheck output to mails
> instead of including it inline.
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Roland Kruggel <rkruggel at bbf7.de>
-----
> --- logcheck.org        2006-11-28 19:52:15.892965000 +0100
> +++ logcheck    2006-11-28 21:01:15.467672250 +0100
> @@ -296,7 +297,11 @@ sendreport() {
>         debug "Sent report to STDOUT"
>      else
>         debug "Sending report: '$subject' to $SENDMAILTO"
> +       if [ $MAILASATTACH -eq 1 ]; then
> +       echo -e "Report at the attachment" | 
> nail -s "$subject" -a "$TMPDIR/report"
"$SENDMAILTO"
> +       else
>         cat $TMPDIR/report | mail -s "$subject"
"$SENDMAILTO"
> +       fi
>      fi
>  }
>    * apply patch by Rolan Kruggel which allos logcheck to be configured to
>      attach log output, rather than inlining it (closes: #402739).