Hi, Syslog-ng 1.5.21 still produces mangled messages into pipes! This happens ca. 10 times a day. Here an example what syslog-ng writes in the pipe: INSERT INTO all_messages_200210 (host, facility, priority, tag, date, time, program, msg) VALUES ( 'clc', 'daemon', 'debug', '1f', '2002-10-10', '11:24:56', 'nrpe', 'nrpe[15656]: Host is asking for command \'check_total_procs\' to be rINSERT INTO all_messages_200210 (host, facility, priority, tag, date, time, program, msg) VALUES ( 'clc', 'daemon', 'debug', '1f', '2002-10-10', '11:24:57', 'nrpe', 'nrpe[15656]: Return Code: 0, Output: OK - 67 processes running' ); the 3rd line should look like this: '2002-10-10', '11:24:56', 'nrpe', 'nrpe[15656]: Host is asking for command \'check_total_procs\' to be run...' ); But syslog-ng doesn't finish that line. Here another example: INSERT INTO all_messages_200210 (host, facility, priority, tag, date, time, program, msg) VALUES ( 'clc', 'daemon', 'debug', '1f', '2002-10-10', '01:26:52', 'nrpe', 'nrpe[15INSERT INTO all_messages_200210 (host, facility, priority, tag, date, time, program, msg) VALUES ( 'clc', 'daemon', 'debug', '1f', '2002-10-10', '01:26:52', 'nrpe', 'nrpe[15387]: Return Code: 1, Output: 2 users currently logged in' ); Here is my syslog-ng.conf: # # Syslog-ng example configuration for for Debian GNU/Linux # # Copyright (c) 1999 anonymous # Copyright (c) 1999 Balazs Scheidler # $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. # # 1.options options { long_hostnames(off); use_fqdn(yes); sync(0); log_fifo_size (500); gc_busy_threshold(768); use_time_recvd(1); }; # 2.sources source s_kernel { pipe("/proc/kmsg"); internal(); }; source s_stream { unix-stream("/dev/log"); internal(); }; source sn_udp { udp(); }; # 3.destinations destination df_all_messages { file("/var/log/all_messages-$YEAR$MONTH$DAY"); }; destination dq_mysql_all_messages { pipe("/var/pipes/mysql.fifo" template("INSERT INTO all_messages_$YEAR$MONTH (host, facility, priority, tag, date, time, program, msg) VALUES ( '$HOST', '$FACILITY', '$PRIORITY', '$TAG', '$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY', '$HOUR:$MIN:$SEC', '$PROGRAM', '$MSG' );\n") template-escape(yes)); }; # 4.Log log { source(s_stream); source(s_kernel); source(sn_udp); destination(df_all_messages); }; log { source(s_stream); source(s_kernel); source(sn_udp); destination(dq_mysql_all_messages); }; And here the Script that reads from the pipe (I'm starting a new database every month): #!/bin/sh datum=$(date +%Y%m) if [ -e /var/pipes/mysql.fifo ]; then while [ -e /var/pipes/mysql.fifo ] do /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -vvT syslog_$datum < /var/pipes/mysql.fifo done else mkfifo /var/pipes/mysql.fifo fi My system: # uname -a Linux clc 2.4.10-4GB #1 Tue Sep 25 12:33:54 GMT 2001 i686 unknown Could anyone PLEASE help me? thanks Harald -- Holen Sie sich den Turbo fürs Internet: T-DSL! http://bonus.gmx.net/?gid=46842444&prid=11