[Mimedefang] syslog configuration help

[Jon R. Kibler]

Todd Adamson wrote:
> 
> I am having a problem with the logging setup within mimedefang.
> I currently have the line:
>      md_log_enable('local5', 1);
> entered in the mimedefang-filter file, and I have those set
> within syslog.conf to go to the /var/log/mdlog file.  Also
> within syslog.conf, I have local5.none set for my messages
> file.  The problem is that I am still getting the messages
> coming through to my messages file.  Why?  Is MD hard configured
> to still send messages to some other log level?  What is
> that level?
> 
> Todd Adamson
> tadamson at routers.com


I asked a similar question eariler. Here is David's (slightly enhanced) answer:

> There are three places where you have to change the syslog facility:
> 
> 1) As the argument to -S localX for mimedefang
> 2) As the argument to -S localX for mimedefang-multiplexor
> 3) In your filter, by doing:  $SyslogFacility = 'localX';
> 
> --
> David.


Jon R. Kibler
A.S.E.T., Inc.
Charleston, SC  USA




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