[Logcheck-devel] test mode

Todd Troxell ttroxell at debian.org
Wed May 26 06:17:26 UTC 2004


Maks,

Yep I like this proposal, and post 21 for sure.  Neat, man bug squashed too
:D

-Todd


On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 05:54:22PM +0200, maks attems wrote:
> On Fri, 21 May 2004, Todd Troxell wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, May 19, 2004 at 12:21:06PM +0200, maks attems wrote:
> > > On Wed, 19 May 2004, Todd Troxell wrote:
> > > 
> > > > That sounds like a good/easy start.  It would be nice to eventually
> > > > be able to spec a file.
> > > > 
> > > > > another argument seems to be that the current wishlist interfers
> > > > > with `logcheck -l test_logcheck.logfiles`?
> > > > 
> > > > Hmmm.  Well -l chooses a config file, not a log file so I dont think
> > > > we would really be conflicting.
> > > 
> > > no, -c takes a different config file,
> > >  -l sets  LOGFILE="$OPTARG"
> > > 
> > > :)
> > 
> > Er yeah, sorry I mean a logfiles config file rather than a logfile.
> > LOGFILE="/etc/logcheck/logcheck.logfiles"
> 
> oooh nice you pointed to a bug to the man page s/LOG/CFG/.
> ok fixing in cvs.
> 
> ahh ok, yes i agree that would be cool,
> but thats not related to test mode is it?
> 
> proposition:
> -l CFG Overrule default logfiles list.
> -L LOG Check this logfile only.
> 
> -t Test mode, does not update state file.
> -T Do not remove the TMPDIR.
> 
> todd please push this test mode forward for next release?
> as you said a "pure" test seems easy to implement and
> is a nice feature!!!
> we can have a look at the logfile change for post 21?
> 
> a++ maks
> 



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