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Re: syslogd and iptables



Raffaele Sandrini, 2001-Nov-09 19:13 +0100:
> Hi all,
> 
> what do i have to enter to the sylog.conf to split all the iptables messages 
> done by the LOG (-j LOG) target into another file than messages?
> 
> cheers,
> Raffaele
> -- 

syslog doesn't allow this functionality.  You need to replace it
with syslog-ng, which allows you to filter log messages and
direct them to specific destinations (files).  

With syslog-ng, look at /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf and you'll
figure out how to filter to match your log prefix.

jc

-- 
Jeff Coppock		Systems Engineer
Diggin' Debian		Admin and User



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