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[webline]

tail -f /var/log/maillog is not working, and maillog is 0 bytes
strange isn't it ?

tail -f /var/log/httpd/access is working fine

any suggestions ?

bob

[Eric Lim]

#more /etc/syslog.conf

to see if mail messages are probably logged to somewhere else.

[webline]

everything looks fine, but it still isn't working

[root cron.daily]# more /etc/syslog.conf
# /etc/syslog.conf
# Cobalt Networks, Inc. 2000

# Log all kernel messages
kern.* /var/log/kernel

# Put everything in here
*.*;mail,kern,auth,authpriv.none /var/log/messages

# Log inetd connections (restricted access)
authpriv.* /var/log/secure

# Log all other auth messages here (restricted access)
auth.* /var/log/auth

# Log all the mail messages in one place.
mail.* /var/log/maillog

# Everybody gets emergency messages, plus log them on another
# machine.
*.emerg *

# Save mail and news errors of level err and higher in a
# special file.
uucp,news.crit /var/log/spooler

# Save boot messages also to boot.log
local7.* /var/log/boot.log