Hi, if you want to enable syslogd listening on the network you have to start it with the '-r' commandline switch - now you only have to find where to specify this option (perhaps init script in /etc/init.d or similar) - I think the suse mailing list should know about it.
Regards Daniel Am Freitag, 13. Dezember 2002 21:34 schrieb netsec novice: > I'm hoping I don't generate flames because this is somewhat off-topic but I > have been googling for a while and I'm not getting the answer I'm looking > for. I need information on how I view or set up syslog on a Linux platform > (specifically SuSE 8.1) I am BRAND new to Linux and purchased SuSE to > force myself to learn. My first project is to set it up as a syslog > security server. Yes - I have also done man syslog. I am familiar with > syslog servers (Kiwi) in the windows environment. What is the method to > viewing logs on Linux? Typing syslogd at the command line tells me that > syslogd is already running but I don't see it listening as a service when I > type netstat -an. Any help is appreciated... a direction for information > if you just think I'm an idiot is fine too. > thanks > N > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
