Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 18:40:02 -0500 From: Jeff Royle <lists@qwirky.net> To: Agus <agus.262@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disable syslogd 514.. Message-ID: <45AEB3D2.2020700@qwirky.net> In-Reply-To: <op.tmbg9fg4hbloih@xml.opera.com> References: <fda61bb50701171233x1e866casaed5a92a167cd54f@mail.gmail.com> <op.tmbg9fg4hbloih@xml.opera.com>
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applecom@inbox.ru wrote: > On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:33:13 +0500, Agus <agus.262@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi.... >> doing a netstat -an i see that syslog is listening in UDP port >> 514.....i am >> trying to disable it, but no luck.... >> i checked the rc.conf but there is nothing there.....what do u >> recommend? to >> disable it or to leave it? >> I do not use the machine as a remote syslog server so i cant see the >> use.....but who knows.. > > From syslogd(8): > "-s Operate in secure mode. Do not log messages from remote > machines. If specified twice, no network socket will be opened > at all, which also disables logging to remote machines." > So 'syslogd_flags="-ss"' can be added to /etc/rc.conf. > _______________________________________________ BTW: It can be written like 'syslogd_flags="-s -s"' to your /etc/rc.conf Both are perfectly valid. Cheers, Jeff
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