Description of problem: logcheck-test uses "mktemp --tempdir". mktemp in CentOS 5 does not support this command line argument. Afaics "mktemp -t" can be used instead. logcheck-test fails to use a specified rules file to test the rules.
The update recently pushed to stable still contains this bug.
logcheck-1.3.13-6.el5 has been submitted as an update for Fedora EPEL 5. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/logcheck-1.3.13-6.el5
Package logcheck-1.3.13-6.el5: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora EPEL 5 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=epel-testing logcheck-1.3.13-6.el5' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/logcheck-1.3.13-6.el5 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
logcheck-1.3.13-6.el5 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 5 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.