Is there an 'option' to specify a defined "log directory" instead of having to specify the full path to a log file? I am using syslog-ng 1.4.4.

not yet, though syslog-ng doesn't change its current working directory upon startup, so if you cd into your log directory prior to starting syslog-ng, you could use relative paths. -- Bazsi PGP info: KeyID 9AF8D0A9 Fingerprint CD27 CFB0 802C 0944 9CFD 804E C82C 8EB1 url: http://www.balabit.hu/pgpkey.txt