Re: Log files for iptables

["Klemen Kecman" <klemen@sting.si>]

> On Thursday 13 May 2004 11:02 am, Oscar Arranz wrote:
>
> > Sameer Gurung wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >  Can anybody tell me where are the log files for
> > >iptables ....cant seem to find them on /var/log. Do I
> > >have to configure / change /tweak somthing to enable
> > >loging???
> > >
> > Look into /var/log/kernel .
>
> What distribution/s do you find that on, and what goes into it?   It
doesn't
> exist in Slackware, for example.
>
> Regards,
>
> Antony.
>
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I run slackware and log output goes to /var/log/messages by default. I
configured syslog to log into /var/log/iptables.

Klemen