---
name: "logwatch.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "logwatch"
version: "7.15-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/logwatch.conf"
---

# logwatch.conf(5)

logwatch configuration files

## NAME

logwatch.conf, ignore.conf, override.conf - logwatch configuration files

## DESCRIPTION

**logwatch.conf** - ( **/etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf** ) - can contain the local configuration options. The list of valid settings and their default values are in **/usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf.**

**ignore.conf** - ( **/etc/logwatch/conf/ignore.conf** ) is the list of regular expressions. The set of logs described by this set is ignored by logwatch.

**override.conf** - ( **/etc/logwatch/conf/override.conf** ) contains the settings which overrides the standard configuration of specific log files or services. The syntax is the same as in log/service files.

## FILES

*/etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf* */etc/logwatch/conf/ignore.conf* */etc/logwatch/conf/override.conf* */usr/share/logwatch/default.conf/logwatch.conf*

## SEE ALSO

[**logwatch**(8)](/logwatch/8.md)