Try making it a regex (with % prefix) instead of "simple" expression.
On 9/18/09, Camelia Anghel <user-56034f999072@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Did that but it look for all messages that have one of the 3 words
Thanks anyway
Camelia
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*Subject:* Re: [hobbit] how to search for exact word patterns
I think it's:
HOST=my.host.com
LOG /var/log/messages "out of memory" COLOR=red
Not tested.
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On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Camelia Anghel <user-56034f999072@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hello all,
I am trying to set up an alert to search for exact word patterns in
/var/log/messages. For example: "Out of Memory"
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Camelia
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