diff --git a/Shorewall-docs/FAQ.xml b/Shorewall-docs/FAQ.xml
index b672c77a0..2ef677214 100644
--- a/Shorewall-docs/FAQ.xml
+++ b/Shorewall-docs/FAQ.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
- 2004-01-09
+ 2004-01-20
2001-2004
@@ -984,11 +984,43 @@ run_iptables -A common -p udp --sport 53 -mstate --state NEW -j DROPAnswer: If you are running
Shorewall version 1.4.4 or 1.4.4a then check the errata.
- Otherwise, see the dmesg
man page (man dmesg
).
- You must add a suitable dmesg
command to your startup
- scripts or place it in /etc/shorewall/start. Under RedHat, the max log
- level that is sent to the console is specified in /etc/sysconfig/init in
- the LOGLEVEL variable.
+ Otherwise:
+
+
+
+ Find where klogd is being started (it will be from one of the
+ files in /etc/init.d -- sysklogd, klogd, ...). Modify that file or
+ the appropriate configuration file so that klogd is started with
+ -c <n>
where
+ <n> is a log level of 5 or less; or
+
+
+
+ See the dmesg
man page (man dmesg
).
+ You must add a suitable dmesg
command to your startup
+ scripts or place it in /etc/shorewall/start.
+
+
+
+
+ Under RedHat and Mandrake, the max log level that is sent to the
+ console is specified in /etc/sysconfig/init in the LOGLEVEL variable.
+ Set LOGLEVEL=5
to suppress info (log level 6) messages
+ on the console.
+
+
+
+ Under Debian, you can set KLOGD=-c 5
in
+ /etc/init.d/klogd to suppress info (log level 6) messages on the
+ console.
+
+
+
+ Under SuSE, add -c 5
to KLOGD_PARAMS in
+ /etc/sysconfig/syslog to suppress info (log level 6) messages on the
+ console.
+
@@ -1089,7 +1121,7 @@ run_iptables -A common -p udp --sport 53 -mstate --state NEW -j DROPNEWNOTSYN and LOGNEWNOTSYN
- in /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf.
+ in /etc/shorewall/shorewall.conf.
@@ -1877,7 +1909,9 @@ Creating input Chains...
Revision History
- 1.102004-01-09TEAdded
+ 1.122004-01-20TEImprove
+ FAQ 16 answer.1.112004-01-14TECorrected
+ broken link1.102004-01-09TEAdded
a couple of more legacy FAQ numbers.1.92004-01-08TECorrected
typo in FAQ 26a. Added warning to FAQ 2 regarding source address of
redirected requests.1.82003-12-31TEAdditions