RE: logchek failing[Failed to get lockfile: /var/lock/logcheck.lock]

["Jasper Filon" <jasper.filon@ritstele.com>]

i had some problems with logcheck to. this is what helped for me:
 
apt-get remove logcheck
apt-get install logwatch
 
although i guess not everybody would see this as a appropiate solution :p
 
btw, logcheck didn't come with a conf file i my case and when i wrote one myself, it gave an error like yours
 
 
regards, Jasper

	-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- 
	Van: Prashant kumar [mailto:prashkr@cse.iitk.ac.in] 
	Verzonden: zo 24-10-2004 20:00 
	Aan: debian-testing@lists.debian.org 
	CC: 
	Onderwerp: logchek failing[Failed to get lockfile: /var/lock/logcheck.lock]
	
	

	Hi all
	Following is the message I get from logcheck whenever it runs , I tried 
	google but could not find much useful.
	Any help will be highly appreciated.
	TIA
	Prashant
	 Messaghe from logcheck :
	
	
	Subject: Logcheck: kiwi 2004-10-24 22:02 exiting due to errors
	
	Warning: If you are seeing this message, your log files may not have been
	checked!
	
	Details:
	Failed to get lockfile: /var/lock/logcheck.lock
	
	Check temporary directory:
	
	declare -x HOME="/var/lib/logcheck"
	declare -x LANG="en_US"
	declare -x LOGNAME="logcheck"
	declare -x MAILTO="root"
	declare -x OLDPWD
	declare -x
	PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"
	declare -x PWD="/var/lib/logcheck"
	declare -x SHELL="/bin/sh"
	
	
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