Hello, I have the following line in iptables: iptables -A INPUT -j LOG --log-prefix "INPUT: " In syslog-ng (/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf) I have the following config: ############################################# options { sync (0); time_reopen (10); log_fifo_size (1000); long_hostnames (off); use_dns (no); use_fqdn (no); create_dirs (no); keep_hostname (yes); }; source s_sys { file ("/proc/kmsg" log_prefix("kernel: ")); unix-stream ("/dev/log"); internal(); # udp(ip(0.0.0.0) port(514)); }; destination d_cons { file("/dev/console"); }; destination d_mesg { file("/var/log/messages"); }; destination d_auth { file("/var/log/secure"); }; destination d_mail { file("/var/log/maillog" sync(10)); }; destination d_spol { file("/var/log/spooler"); }; destination d_boot { file("/var/log/boot.log"); }; destination d_cron { file("/var/log/cron"); }; destination d_kern { file("/var/log/messages"); }; destination d_mlal { usertty("*"); }; # direct iptables logs into /var/log/firewall.log destination iptables { file("/var/log/firewall.log"); }; filter iptables { match("INPUT:"); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(iptables); destination(iptables); }; filter noiptables { not match("INPUT:"); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(noiptables); destination(d_kern); }; filter f_kernel { facility(kern); }; filter f_default { level(info..emerg) and not (facility(mail) or facility(authpriv) or facility(cron)); }; filter f_auth { facility(authpriv); }; filter f_mail { facility(mail); }; filter f_emergency { level(emerg); }; filter f_news { facility(uucp) or (facility(news) and level(crit..emerg)); }; filter f_boot { facility(local7); }; filter f_cron { facility(cron); }; #log { source(s_sys); filter(f_kernel); destination(d_cons); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_kernel); destination(d_kern); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_default); destination(d_mesg); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_auth); destination(d_auth); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_mail); destination(d_mail); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_emergency); destination(d_mlal); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_news); destination(d_spol); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_boot); destination(d_boot); }; log { source(s_sys); filter(f_cron); destination(d_cron); }; ################################################################ iptables loggs to /var/log/firewall.log, but also to /var/log/messages. A line in messages is: May 29 14:13:55 hostname kernel: INPUT: IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=00:16:17:6b:34:bf:00:02:85:12:c9:40:08:00 SRC=source-ip DST=server-ip LEN=104 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=56 ID=38612 PROTO=TCP SPT=26787 DPT=122 WINDOW=1032 RES=0x00 ACK PSH URGP=0 What I am doing wrong. with kind regards Ralf