Re: Creating a logfile for Netfilter

[Stefan Srdic <linuxbox@telusplanet.net>]

Tim Haynes wrote:

> FWIW, my approach: assert a log-prefix in your logging iptables rules, and
> install syslog-ng with a regexp match to pick up your prefix (make it
> distinctive, eg 'Catch-all: .*IN=.*OUT=' would probably be precise enough).
>
> HTH,
>
> ~Tim
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I kinda understand what your saying, install syslog and configure it to divert
logs that match my Netfilter log prefix into a separate file.

ONly I don't quiet know how to implement this, I have installed syslog-ng and
have read the man pages, but I cant seem to figure this one out.

Your help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Stef