I have been using mutt to read internal system error messages for a long time. it used to read kernel, pam-unix, postfix, smartd, systemd, zypp messages.
After about 7/23/2026 mutt now only shows zypp info; not the others. I don’t know where the “read list” is for mutt. I made no intentional changes to try to change anything but mutt behaves differently.
Any configuration insights that I might have inadvertently changed would be appreciated.
thanks, tom kosvic
Can you try:
less /var/mail/$USER
What does that show?
less /var/mail/$USER shows all the info I used to get. An excerpt down to kernel messages is shown below. Can I get this back into where it gets found by mutt or should I just substitute the command you gave me in place of mutt.
thanks
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################### Logwatch 7.14 (01/22/26) ####################
Processing Initiated: Thu Jul 16 00:00:04 2026
Date Range Processed: yesterday
( 2026-Jul-15 )
Period is day.
Detail Level of Output: 0
Type of Output/Format: mail / text
Logfiles for Host: mydesktop
##################################################################
--------------------- Kernel Begin ------------------------
WARNING: Segmentation Faults in these executables
[ T3171] mate-notificati : 1 Time(s)
[T3491841] grub-customizer : 1 Time(s)
WARNING: Trap int3 in these executables
[ T3195] traps: joplin : 1 Time(s)
WARNING: Kernel Errors Present
WARNING: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c:3736 at __wa ...: 2 Time(s)
WARNING: net/wireless/sme.c:1200 at cfg80211_roa ...: 4 Time(s)
[ T705] EDAC sbridge: Failed to register device with error -19. ...: 1 Time(s)
[ T713] EDAC sbridge: Failed to register device with error -19. ...: 1 Time(s)
I did notice that the date of the output is for Jul 15 not Jul 30 (today).
At that time period mutt was giving the full output.
I am thinking now that the problem is that the info has stopped getting sent to the mail file for some reason and that the problem is not mutt configuration for reading the data.
tom kosvic
Mutt can only provide output, based on the information that is fed into it … so highly doubtful (to me) this is a Mutt issue.
I have found that the command below gives all info I used to get from mutt and data looks current and accurate. I will just use this instead of mutt.
thanks.
sudo logwatch --detail Low --range today
tom@mydesktop: /var/mail $ sudo logwatch --detail Low --range today
You have old files in your logwatch tmpdir (/var/cache/logwatch):
logwatch.VS8MzIwf
logwatch.Rc_s7_Mj
The directories listed above were most likely created by a
logwatch run that failed to complete successfully. If so, you
may delete these directories.
################### Logwatch 7.14 (01/22/26) ####################
Processing Initiated: Thu Jul 30 15:42:27 2026
Date Range Processed: today
( 2026-Jul-30 )
Period is day.
Detail Level of Output: 0
Type of Output/Format: stdout / text
Logfiles for Host: mydesktop
##################################################################
--------------------- Kernel Begin ------------------------
WARNING: Segmentation Faults in these executables
[ T3405] Joplin.AppImage : 1 Time(s)
WARNING: Trap int3 in these executables
[ T3208] traps: joplin : 1 Time(s)
WARNING: Kernel Errors Present
WARNING: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c:3776 at __wa ...: 5 Time(s)
WARNING: net/wireless/sme.c:1200 at cfg80211_roa ...: 5 Time(s)
[ T685] EDAC sbridge: Failed to register device with error -19. ...: 1 Time(s)
[ T700] EDAC sbridge: Failed to register device with error -19. ...: 1 Time(s)
[ T706] EDAC sbridge: Failed to register device with error -19. ...: 1 Time(s)
[ T718] EDAC sbridge: Failed to register device with error -19. ...: 1 Time(s)
[ T721] EDAC sbridge: Failed to register device with error -19. ...: 1 Time(s)
---------------------- Kernel End -------------------------
--------------------- pam_unix Begin ------------------------
gnomesu-pam:
Unknown Entries:
session closed for user root: 2 Time(s)
session opened for user root(uid=0) by tom(uid=1000): 2 Time(s)
lightdm:
Unknown Entries:
session opened for user tom(uid=1000) by tom(uid=0): 5 Time(s)
lightdm-greeter:
Unknown Entries:
session closed for user lightdm: 6 Time(s)
session opened for user lightdm(uid=460) by lightdm(uid=0): 6 Time(s)
su:
Sessions Opened:
tom -> root(uid=0): 1 Time(s)
sudo:
Sessions Opened:
tom -> root(uid=0): 26 Time(s)
---------------------- pam_unix End -------------------------
--------------------- Postfix Begin ------------------------
5 Postfix start 5
2 Postfix stop 2
24 Running in backwards compatibile mode 24
---------------------- Postfix End -------------------------
--------------------- rsyslogd Begin ------------------------
Rsyslogd actions suspended:
action-1-builtin:ompipe (builtin:ompipe): 2 Times
**** Unmatched entries ****
-- MARK -- : 4 Times
---------------------- rsyslogd End -------------------------
--------------------- Smartd Begin ------------------------
/dev/sdb [SAT] :
Usage: Temperature_Celsius (194) changed to
107, 108, 109, 108, 109, 110, 106, 108, 109, 110, 109, 110,
109,
/dev/sda [SAT] :
started scheduled Short Self-Test 1 Time(s)
/dev/sdb [SAT] :
started scheduled Short Self-Test 1 Time(s)
Warnings:
Device: /dev/sdb [SAT], WARNING: Data recovery specialists reported serious problems with - 5 Time(s)
**Unmatched Entries**
older WD SMR HDDs: https://www.heise.de/-10800960.html : 5 time(s)
---------------------- Smartd End -------------------------
--------------------- SSHD Begin ------------------------
SSHD Killed: 4 Times
SSHD Started: 10 Times
---------------------- SSHD End -------------------------
--------------------- Systemd Begin ------------------------
Configuration errors:
PIDFile= references a path below legacy directory /var/run/: 3 Time(s)
Standard output type syslog is obsolete, automatically updating to journal: 18 Time(s)
ERROR: Failed state:
dbus-:1.1-org.mate.ScreenSaver@0.service: 4 Time(s)
dbus-:1.1-org.mate.panel.applet.BriskMenuFactory@0.service: 3 Time(s)
dbus-:1.1-org.mate.panel.applet.ClockAppletFactory@0.service: 2 Time(s)
dbus-:1.1-org.mate.panel.applet.MultiLoadAppletFactory@0.service: 2 Time(s)
dbus-:1.1-org.mate.panel.applet.NotificationAreaAppletFactory@0.service: 2 Time(s)
dbus-:1.1-org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory@0.service: 2 Time(s)
dbus-:1.15-org.a11y.atspi.Registry@0.service: 1 Time(s)
drkonqi-coredump-launcher@0-8193-4863_33309-0.service: 1 Time(s)
pured.service: 35 Time(s)
xdg-desktop-portal.service: 120 Time(s)
Warning: Found left-over process in control group while starting unit:
plymouth-start.service(plymouthd): 5 Time(s)
Warning: Remained running after unit stopped:
dbus-(1.1-org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory@0.service): 4 Time(s)
dbus-(1.1-org.mate.panel.applet.WnckletFactory@0.service): 2 Time(s)
virtnetworkd.service(dnsmasq): 4 Time(s)
**Unmatched Entries**
/usr/lib/systemd/system/guix-daemon.service:10: Unknown key '--build-users-group' in section [Service], ignoring.: 6 Time(s)
/usr/lib/systemd/system/isnsd.socket:2: ListenStream= references a path below legacy directory /var/run/, updating /var/run/isnsctl → /run/isnsctl; please update the unit file accordingly.: 2 Time(s)
/usr/lib/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service:15: Unit uses KillMode=none. This is unsafe, as it disables systemd's process lifecycle management for the service. Please update the service to use a safer KillMode=, such as 'mixed' or 'control-group'. Support for KillMode=none is deprecated and will eventually be removed.: 1 Time(s)
/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service:10: ConditionPathExists= path is not absolute, ignoring: ${localstatedir}/run/plymouth/pid: 1 Time(s)
Apply Kernel Variables for 7.1.4-1-default from /boot skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=!/usr/lib/modules/7.1.4-1-default/sysctl.conf: 5 Time(s)
Cleaning DrKonqi data skipped, no trigger condition checks were met.: 11 Time(s)
Clear Stale Hibernate Storage Info skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/HibernateLocation-8cf2644b-4b0b-428f-9387-6d876050dc67: 10 Time(s)
Create System Users skipped, no trigger condition checks were met.: 15 Time(s)
Dispatch Password Requests to Console Directory Watch skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=!/run/plymouth/pid: 9 Time(s)
First Boot Complete skipped, unmet condition check ConditionFirstBoot=yes: 5 Time(s)
Initial Setup skipped, unmet condition check ConditionFirstBoot=yes: 5 Time(s)
Load Kernel Module configfs skipped, unmet condition check ConditionKernelModuleLoaded=!configfs: 5 Time(s)
Manage Sound Card State (restore and store) skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/etc/alsa/state-daemon.conf: 5 Time(s)
One time configuration for iscsi.service skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=!/etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi: 2 Time(s)
Purge old kernels skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/boot/do_purge_kernels: 4 Time(s)
Rebuild Hardware Database skipped, unmet condition check ConditionNeedsUpdate=/etc: 12 Time(s)
Rebuild Journal Catalog skipped, unmet condition check ConditionNeedsUpdate=/var: 5 Time(s)
Reload requested from client PID 1821579 ('systemctl') (unit session-4.scope)...: 1 Time(s)
Reload requested from client PID 1831892 ('systemctl')...: 1 Time(s)
Repartition Root Disk skipped, no trigger condition checks were met.: 15 Time(s)
Restore grubenv skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/var/lib/misc/grub2-cleanup-once: 5 Time(s)
Run SELinux Script on boot to check if it is safe to delete /var/lib/selinux after migration to /etc skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=!/etc/selinux/var_lib_selinux_deleted: 5 Time(s)
Save Transient machine-id to Disk skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathIsMountPoint=/etc/machine-id: 5 Time(s)
Socket to launch DrKonqi for a systemd-coredump crash skipped, unmet condition check ConditionUser=!@system: 6 Time(s)
Submitting pending crash events skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExistsGlob=/home/tom/.cache/drkonqi/sentry-envelopes/*: 5 Time(s)
Submitting pending crash events skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExistsGlob=/var/lib/lightdm/.cache/drkonqi/sentry-envelopes/*: 6 Time(s)
Synchronize AppStream metadata from repositories into AS-cache skipped, unmet condition check ConditionDirectoryNotEmpty=!/var/cache/swcatalog/xml: 5 Time(s)
Update is Completed skipped, no trigger condition checks were met.: 5 Time(s)
Virtual Machine and Container Storage (Compatibility) skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/var/lib/machines.raw: 5 Time(s)
YaST2 Firstboot skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/var/lib/YaST2/reconfig_system: 5 Time(s)
YaST2 Second Stage skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/var/lib/YaST2/runme_at_boot: 5 Time(s)
default.target: Wants dependency dropin /home/tom/.config/systemd/user/default.target.wants/my-nginx.service target /home/tom/.config/containers/systemd/my-nginx.container has different name: 6 Time(s)
eth0: systemd-udevd failed to process the device, ignoring: File exists: 1 Time(s)
eth1: systemd-udevd failed to process the device, ignoring: File exists: 1 Time(s)
libvirt Xen daemon admin socket skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/proc/xen/capabilities: 5 Time(s)
libvirt Xen daemon read-only socket skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/proc/xen/capabilities: 5 Time(s)
libvirt Xen daemon socket skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=/proc/xen/capabilities: 5 Time(s)
message repeated 2 times: [ Stopping Pass systemd-coredump journal entries to relevant user for potential DrKonqi handling...]: 1 Time(s)
plymouth-start.service: This usually indicates unclean termination of a previous run, or service implementation deficiencies.: 5 Time(s)
virt-secret-init-encryption.service skipped, unmet condition check ConditionPathExists=!/var/lib/libvirt/secrets/secrets-encryption-key: 5 Time(s)
---------------------- Systemd End -------------------------
--------------------- Disk Space Begin ------------------------
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda7 144G 50G 87G 37% /
efivarfs 256K 256K 0 100% /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
/dev/sda8 3.1T 927G 2.1T 31% /home
/dev/sda10 100M 37M 64M 37% /boot/efi
/dev/sdb5 694G 113G 581G 17% /run/media/tom/WD_book_windows
/dev/sdb6 3.0T 456G 2.4T 17% /run/media/tom/WD_book_linux
/sys/firmware/efi/efivars (efivarfs) => 100% Used. Warning: Disk Filling up.
---------------------- Disk Space End -------------------------
--------------------- lm_sensors output Begin ------------------------
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Package id 0: +58.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +94.0 C)
Core 0: +57.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +94.0 C)
Core 1: +56.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +94.0 C)
Core 2: +58.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +94.0 C)
Core 3: +57.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +94.0 C)
Core 4: +56.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +94.0 C)
Core 5: +54.0 C (high = +84.0 C, crit = +94.0 C)
---------------------- lm_sensors output End -------------------------
###################### Logwatch End #########################
tom@mydesktop: /var/mail $
Note, I can display this logwatch summary and read it fully using:
sudo logwatch --detail Low --range today
But when I open this logwatch file in mutt, I still see only the zypp information. I would have to conclude that mutt reading of the logwatch file has become corrupted. But I do have a work around.
thanks, tom kosvic