Hi, Please help regarding doubts of syslog-ng.conf file 1 . The destination files specified in syslog-ng.conf is created by syslog-ng ?? 2. If they are created by syslog-ng then , are they created only when the log gets filtered for that destination file 3 . Does this happen in syslog as well,because I think in syslog the file gets created even before logging into the file I am new to syslog utilities and it is just my assumption that the files might be created using the conf file ,because when I killed syslog daemon and restarted it ,the file I removed got created again but not in the case of syslog-ng. Please help regarding this issue .. Thanks Ankit =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you