Bug 2432754 - Logcheck Packaging Mismatch EPEL10: Logtail, Logrotate, Cron, Permissions
Summary: Logcheck Packaging Mismatch EPEL10: Logtail, Logrotate, Cron, Permissions
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: logcheck
Version: epel10
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Emmanuel Seyman
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-01-26 08:28 UTC by helge.hinkelmann
Modified: 2026-02-08 10:01 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2026-02-08 10:01:27 UTC
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Description helge.hinkelmann 2026-01-26 08:28:35 UTC
Description of problem:
Packaging mismatch

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
1.3.23

How reproducible:
Install red hat derivate 10.1

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install red hat derivate 10.1
2. install logcheck
3. try to use logcheck

Details / workarounds:

Fix Logtail Packaging-Mismatch (/usr/sbin/logtail2 not existant):
ln -s /bin/logtail /usr/sbin/logtail2

Fix Logcheck Cronjob (/usr/sbin/logcheck not existant):
/etc/cron.d/logcheck :
@reboot logcheck if [ -x /bin/logcheck ]; then nice -n10 /bin/logcheck -R; fi
2 * * * * logcheck if [ -x /bin/logcheck ]; then nice -n10 /bin/logcheck; fi

Fix Permissions:
chgrp logcheck /var/log/messages
chgrp logcheck /var/log/secure
chmod 640 /var/log/messages
chmod 640 /var/log/secure

Fix Logrotate:
/etc/logrotate.d/messages :
/var/log/messages
/var/log/secure
{
create 640 root logcheck
...

Comment 1 Emmanuel Seyman 2026-02-08 10:01:27 UTC
The logcheck package has been retired. for any bugs to be fixed, one must resubmit the package to Fedora.


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