I got syslog-ng working and am happy with it but I had one question about necessary syslog-ng.conf options that is bugging me. I don't know what hostname related options are necessary for a little log server with 3 clients: use_fqdn keep_hostname long_hostnames chain_hostnames I remember NEEDING chain_hostnames(off) to solve a problem but I wonder: 1. if problem could have been solved with another option in list above 2. what are minimum options that make a good little syslog-ng installation. (I wonder if keep_hostname(yes) solves 99% of the problems and is good enough. I don't know.) Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Chris -- _______________________________________ Christian Seberino, Ph.D. SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego Code 2872 49258 Mills Street, Room 158 San Diego, CA 92152-5385 U.S.A. Phone: (619) 553-9973 Fax : (619) 553-6521 Email: seberino@spawar.navy.mil _______________________________________