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Eek wrote:hi

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vi /etc/default/syslogd

add the -r option

SYSLOGD="-r"

restart sysklogd

# netstat -an|grep 514
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:514 0.0.0.0:*

cheers
Eek

Thanks. /etc/default/syslogd did not exist, so I created it, and your suggestion worked. I appreciate it.

I would like to use bubba as a syslog server. I have changed the correct config file, but syslog is set by default to listen on port 514. After I restart sysklogd and run a netstat -an, port 514 does not show up. Iptable does not seem to be an option here. How do I open port 514?

This is a very ...

I would like to use bubba as a syslog server. I have changed the correct config file, but syslog is set by default to listen on port 514. After I restart sysklogd and run a netstat -an, port 514 does not show up. Iptable does not seem to be an option here. How do I open port 514?