I am trying to set up syslog-ng to send messages based on specific events. The only time it generates a messages and sends it is when I reload the service. For testing, I have set up filters based on cron jobs (run every ten minutes), ssh access, and even allowed any event to send a message. I have included the actual command in the script as well as used the "program" destination to a script file. The only message generated is when the syslog-ng service is restarted. Everything has been updates: Gentoo (latest kernel), syslog-ng, postfix (sendmail). Here are the configurations for my different attempts: Command located in syslog-ng.conf file: source s_udp { udp(); }; destination d_email { program("echo -e \"subject: Log Alert\nA log message has been generated\n.\" | sendmail -f syslog@domain.com user@domain.com"); }; filter f_ssh { facility(auth,authpriv); }; log { source(src); destination(d_email); }; #log { source(src); filter(f_ssh); destination(d_email); }; Here is my config when attempting to redirect to a script: source s_udp { udp(); }; destination d_email { program("/usr/local/sbin/syslog-mail"); }; filter f_ssh { facility(auth,authpriv); }; log { source(src); destination(d_email); }; #log { source(src); filter(f_ssh); destination(d_email); }; Script file: #!/bin/bash # This script is designed to sedn messages based on syslog errors echo -e "subject: Log Alert\nA log message has been generated by the script\n." | sendmail -f syslog@domain.com users@domain.com Any help will be greatly appreciated.... Ron King --------------------------------- Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.