UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi Folks ,

I have one query I traverse to a location where logs are being made daily, Now I want that a particular log in that logs directory to be get mailed to me automatically at a particular time on daily basis at my mail id, Please advise the command for that..

for ex the directory is

Code:

cd /var/log

and in that there are several logs..
I want abc.log to be get mailed to me at my email id saraldly@gmail.com in the evening

1. Create a unix script to email you the file. Perhaps something using mailx command.
see --> mail with attachments
2. Then, create a cron entry to execute the script at a set data and time.

Hi joeyg,
Thanks a lot for giving pointers, but I am new bie , what I grasp is that..
My location is

Code:

cd /var/logs/abc.log

so by reaching to this location

Code:

uuencode abc.log | mailx -s "logs requested" sankalps@192.28.124.89

Please advise till this it is correct..!!

Code:

cd /var/logs/abc.log

will error. should

Code:

cd /var/logs

as you change directories, and should not include filename

Now, since a cd command could error, probably better to change you 2nd line to

Code:

uuencode /var/logs/abc.log | mailx -s "logs requested" sankalps@1somewhere.com

Try it out at the command line (on your screen).
If ok, then you would type this into a file and save it as something like email_logs.sh
Will need to make the script executable

Code:

chmod +x email_logs.sh

Finally, you can work on the cron tast to run this regularly.

Hi joeyg,
Thanks a lot, Perfect explanation for a beginner , please advise

1) I do not any more need to do the cd command to reach the location , when I login through putty I am at the root , at this I should go as per your advise command

Code:

uuencode /var/logs/abc.log | mailx -s "logs requested" sankalps@1somewhere.com

Now if first I should try this command , if it works then it would immediately mail me abc.log at my inbox on sankalps@1somewhere.com

Yes, try the command to see what happens.
If it works, great.
If not, then will need to see what might be wrong; including mail not running on your unix box.

Hi Joeyg,
Thanks a lot for the explanation , I will try tomorrow as rite now I don't have remote access to Unix machine and then will definitely will let you know. could you also please advise me in advance if this does not work then how can I configure the mail so that Mail can run on unix box machine also..!!

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Hi Joeyg,

Please also advise , If the commands executed succesfully and I have made an .sh file named email_logs.sh and also done the permissions settings, Now I want this file to be at my inbox say after every 6 hours , Please advise what crontab setting I need to do.Thanks in advance.