Syslog not logging remote host

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Fri Apr 13 21:09:26 UTC 2007


At 03:45 PM 4/13/2007, you wrote:
>"Janos Dohanics" <web at 3dresearch.com> writes:
> > I'm trying capture logs from m0n0wall, but the log file is empty.
> > [...]
> > The m0n0wall is configured to send logs to 10.61.70.100, which is the
> > logging machine.
> >
> > What am I missing?
>
>If 10.61.70.100 runs FreeBSD, syslogd_flags defaults to -s, which
>disables the listening socket.
>
>DES
>--
>Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des at des.no

Yes, 10.61.70.100 is running 5.5-STABLE, and I have in /etc/rc.conf there:

syslogd_flags="-a 10.61.70.1/32"

and tried before:

syslogd_flags="-a 10.61.70.1"

Neither one worked.

My understanding is that -a turns off the default -s (?)

--
Janos Dohanics




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