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I have configured LogWatcher to search for a text key, but it finds log events that aren errors. What am I doing wrong?

April 26, 2017configured doing errors events key log logwatcher search text

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I have configured LogWatcher to search for a text key, but it finds log events that aren errors. What am I doing wrong?

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Make sure your key is specific enough. You might think a text key like “error” will find all the lines like “An error has occurred”, but it will also find lines like “There was no error”. Make your key as specific as you can, or use the second text field to refine it.