[lug] can ipchains log to seperate file other than /var/log/messages

[John Hernandez]

One nice thing about having source code is the ability to re-program the
logging facility ;)  Probably a one-liner.

Dan Radom wrote:
> 
> try logging kern.info to somewhere else.  that is where all of the packet
> log stuff comes from.  it catches a little more, but not much.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Hall-Beyer" <manuka at nerdherd.net>
> To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 9:22 AM
> Subject: RE: [lug] can ipchains log to seperate file other than /var/log/m
> essages
> 
> > On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Andrew Diederich wrote:
> >
> > The problem with ipchains is that it logs to syslog as a kernel facility -
> > you *could* send kernel messages into a perl script, which then checks for
> > ipchains.
> >
> >
> >
> > -Ian
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