Re: Problem with logging firewall packets
Havent seen this before but a work around could be just have syslog-ng
read from /proc/kmsg does the same thing as a klogd would do.
On Fri, 25 May 2001, Paul Dossett wrote:
> I'm running Progeny, and had to go to Debian's testing distro to get klogd,
> but that doesn't seem to do anything... still investigating.
>
> Both syslogd and klogd are running, according to top.. :)
>
> Any more ideas? I'm really stumped. This worked fine under Red Hat.
>
>
> ppp
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Street" <blacknet@phenixcable.net>
> To: "Paul Dossett" <paul@korangar.bpa.nu>;
> <debian-security@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 2:17 AM
> Subject: RE: Problem with logging firewall packets
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Make sure you have klogd and syslogd running.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Dossett [mailto:paul@korangar.bpa.nu]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 12:00 PM
> > To: debian-security@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Problem with logging firewall packets
> >
> >
> > Hi guys/gals,
> >
> > Okay, I'm *really* embarrassed about this, but I can't get syslog to log
> > firewall packets to a logfile - it insists on sending them to my Debian
> > box's console. I've checked the /etc/syslog.conf file and there's no
> > mention of a console there at all, so what am I doing wrong? The crappy
> > ipchains test script I've rigged is working, a grc.com scan is being
> blocked
> > in all the right ways, but I just can't get the logs on magnetic media...
> > what really simple, obvious, even-a-redheaded-stepchild-could-work-it-out
> > step am I missing?
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> >
> > Paul D
> > -crap-
> >
> >
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