I am using syslog-ng *version * [root@Cypher-210 ~]# /usr/local/sbin/syslog-ng -V syslog-ng 3.3.3 Installer-Version: 3.3.3 Revision: ssh+git://bazsi@git.balabit //var/scm/git/syslog-ng/syslog-ng-ose--mainline--3.3#master#d199a1980be6b23fe24189e86a882812288e292c Compile-Date: Mar 6 2012 13:06:17 Default-Modules: affile,afprog,afsocket,afuser,basicfuncs,csvparser,parser,syslogformat Available-Modules: afprog,convertfuncs,affile,afsocket-tls,confgen,csvparser,syslogformat,dbparser,basicfuncs,afmongodb,dummy,afuser,afsocket Enable-Debug: off Enable-GProf: off Enable-Memtrace: off Enable-IPv6: on Enable-Spoof-Source: off Enable-TCP-Wrapper: on Enable-Linux-Caps: on Enable-Pcre: on Problem: ------------ Syslog-ng is forwarding the TCP packets to a Remote TCP port with More than one message in a single TCP Packet.But, in between the messages inside a packet, It doesn't includes any delimiter like "\n" or some other.But, the receiving Program listens on TCP requires a newline as a delimiter b/w messages so as to parse the messages individually. But, As Syslog-ng doesn't includes a separator b/w messages in a packet, The Receiver simply considering whole messages in a packet as a single Message which leads to false and unacceptable parsing. Please look into the following messages exists in a single TCP packet.The one I colored red is a start of new message. root : tty=unknown ; pwd=/ ; user=root ; command=/bin/grep ^shutdown: /etc/shadow *<13>*mar 6 17:22:15 cypher-210 sudo: root : tty=unknown ; pwd=/ ; user=root ; command=/usr/bin/head -n 4 /etc/inittab *<13>*mar 6 17:22:15 cypher-210 sudo: root : tty=unknown ; pwd=/ ; user=root ; command=/usr/bin/tail -n 1 *<13>*mar 6 17:22:15 cypher-210 sshd[5583]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) *<13>*mar 6 17:22:15 cypher-210 sshd[5765]: accepted password for root from 10.0.15.218 port 44258 ssh2 <13>mar 6 17:22:15 cypher-210 sshd[5765]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) *<13>*mar 6 17:22:16 cypher-210 sshd[5278]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user root *<13>*mar 6 17:22:17 cypher-210 pam_timestamp_check: pam `/' permissions are lax <13>mar 6 17:22:17 cypher-210 sshd[5281]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user root *<13>*mar 6 17:22:17 cypher-210 sudo: root : tty=unknown ; pwd=/ ; user=root ; command=/bin/grep ^shutdown: /etc/shad These are the settings i made in the syslog-ng.conf file: source s_test { internal(); unix-stream("/dev/log"); udp(); file("/var/log/syslog-ng_local"); }; destination d_test { tcp("10.0.15.18" port(9500)); #My Program listening on tcp port 9500 requires newline as a separator for each message. }; log { source(s_test); destination(d_test); }; Can anyone kindly help me, 1. How can i limit one tcp packet to hold only one message? [or] 2. How can I add newline as a delimiter b/w each message before the packet(s) are forwarding to a destination so that it could parse properly? Your Help is really appreciate.. Thanks&Regards Anjaneyulu P