Hallo I have replaced the original syslog with syslog-ng. everything works fine. the only problem I have is that syslog-ng uses between 50% and 70% of the cpu. I think that it is a configuration problem because the old syslogd never uses more than 10% of the cpu. thank you for your help stefan here are my configuration files: traditional syslog: # /etc/syslog.conf syslog configuration file.################################### # output to local file "messages" for automatic log file analysis *.err;auth,daemon,mark,kern.debug;mail,user.notice /var/adm/messages # display emergencies on all terminals (uses WALL) *.emerg * #print time on console every 20mins (not needed if you have contool) #mark.* /dev/console kern.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/kernlog, @loghost) user.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/userlog, @loghost) mail.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/maillog, @loghost) daemon.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/daemonlog, @loghost) auth.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/authlog, @loghost) lpr.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/lprlog, @loghost) news,uucp.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/newslog, @loghost) cron.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/cronlog, @loghost) ## other "local" messages not yet used local0,local1.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/local0log, @loghost) local2,local3,local4.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/local2log, @loghost) local5.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/local5log, @loghost) local6.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/local6log, @loghost) local7.info ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/local7log, @loghost) # Put all alerts (& higher) into a seperate log: *.err ifdef(`LOGHOST', /var/log/alertlog, @loghost) ########################################################################### syslog-ng: # # Syslog-ng configuration for SUN Solaris # # Copyright (c) 1999 anonymous # Copyright (c) 1999 Balazs Scheidler # Copyleft 2004 Stefan Wenger # $Id: syslog-ng.conf.sample,v 1.2 1999/11/15 12:30:41 bazsi Exp $ # # Syslog-ng configuration file, compatible with default Debian syslogd # installation. # options { keep_hostname(yes); time_reopen (1); time_reap(300); use_dns(yes); use_fqdn(no); use_time_recvd(yes); dns_cache(yes); dns_cache_expire(3600); dns_cache_expire_failed(10); sync(4); gc_idle_threshold(300); gc_busy_threshold(1000); log_fifo_size(16777216); log_msg_size(8192); chain_hostnames(no); owner(root); group(nobody); perm(0644); dir_perm(0755); create_dirs(yes); }; source src { sun_streams("/dev/log" door("/etc/.syslog_door")); internal (); }; source net { udp(); }; destination alertlog { file("/var/log/alertlog"); }; destination messages { file("/var/adm/messages"); }; destination console { usertty("root"); }; destination console_all { file("/dev/tty12"); }; destination kernlog { file("/var/log/kernlog"); }; destination userlog { file("/var/log/userlog"); }; destination maillog { file("/var/log/maillog"); }; destination daemonlog { file("/var/log/daemonlog"); }; destination authlog { file("/var/log/authlog"); }; destination lprlog { file("/var/log/lprlog"); }; destination newslog { file("/var/log/newslog"); }; destination cronlog { file("/var/log/cronlog"); }; destination local0log { file("/var/log/local0log"); }; destination local2log { file("/var/log/local2log"); }; destination local5log { file("/var/log/local5log"); }; destination local6log { file("/var/log/local6log"); }; destination local7log { file("/var/log/local7log"); }; destination fallbacklog { file("/var/log/fallbacklog"); }; destination loghost { udp("loghost"); }; #destination xconsole { pipe("/dev/xconsole"); }; destination d_mysql { pipe("/tmp/mysql.pipe" template("INSERT INTO logs (host, facility, priority, level, tag, date,time, program, msg) VALUES ( '$HOST', '$FACILITY', '$PRIORITY', '$LEVEL', '$TAG','$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY', '$HOUR:$MIN:$SEC', '$PROGRAM', '$MSG' );\n") template-escape(yes)); }; filter f_emerg { level(emerg); }; filter f_kern_info {facility(kern) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_user_info {facility(user) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_mail_info {facility(mail) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_daemon_info {facility(daemon) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_auth_info {facility(auth) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_lpr_info {facility(lpr) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_news_info {(facility(news) or facility(uucp)) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_cron_info {facility(cron) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_local0 {facility(local0, local1) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_local2 {facility(local2, local3, local4) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_local5 {facility(local5) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_local6 {facility(local6) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_local7 {facility(local7) and not priority(debug); }; filter f_err {priority(err..emerg); }; filter f_messages {priority(err..emerg) or facility(auth, daemon, kern) or (facility(mail, user) and priority(notice..emerg)); }; log { source(src); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); }; log { source(src); filter(f_emerg); destination(console); }; log { source(src); filter(f_kern_info); destination(kernlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_user_info); destination(userlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_mail_info); destination(maillog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_daemon_info); destination(daemonlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_auth_info); destination(authlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_lpr_info); destination(lprlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_news_info); destination(newslog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_cron_info); destination(cronlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_local0); destination(local0log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_local2); destination(local2log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_local5); destination(local5log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_local6); destination(local6log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_local7); destination(local7log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); filter(f_err); destination(alertlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(src); destination(fallbacklog); flags(fallback); }; log { source(net); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); }; #log { source(net); filter(f_emerg); destination(console); }; log { source(net); filter(f_kern_info); destination(kernlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_user_info); destination(userlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_mail_info); destination(maillog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_daemon_info); destination(daemonlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_auth_info); destination(authlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_lpr_info); destination(lprlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_news_info); destination(newslog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_local0); destination(local0log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_local2); destination(local2log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_local5); destination(local5log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_local6); destination(local6log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_local7); destination(local7log); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); filter(f_err); destination(alertlog); destination(loghost); }; log { source(net); destination(fallbacklog); flags(fallback); }; ## MYSQL #log { source(src); destination(d_mysql); }; #log { source(net); destination(d_mysql); };