Where do the boot time messages go?

[Chris H]

>
>
> In my /etc/rc.conf file, I have the following (among other things):
>
> firewall_enable="YES"
> firewall_type="/etc/fw.rules"
> firewall_logging="YES"
>
> And of course, on my system, the /etc/fw.rules file is full of ipfw
> "add" commands.
>
> During a normal boot of FreeBSD, I can see those add commands being
> processed.  They are shown, briefly, whizzing by, on the console.
>
> During a recent reboot, I also saw something at about the same time
> that looked like it might possibly have been some sort of ipfw error
> or warning message.
>
> I would like to investigate.
>
> Unfortunately it appears that all of the console messages that are
> being logged, during the time when ipfw is processing my local firewall
> rules file, are not in fact stored into either /var/log/messages nor
> even into /var/log/security.  (I know.  I looked.)
>
> So, um, where do these messages go, exactly?
>
> I really would like to have a look at the ones from the last boot.
While unlikely, have a look at /var/run/dmesg.boot.

I see you have: firewall_logging="YES"
Isn't it possible to DEFINE the firewall LOG? :)
In other words; you ask it to log, but don't tell it WHERE. :)
Doing so should provide the answers you're looking for.

Best wishes.

--Chris
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