my syslog-ng.conf is located at usr/local/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf then i copied init.d.RedHat-7.3 /etc/init.d (from contrib) to /etc/init.d/syslog-ng when i do /etc/init.d/syslog-ng start, i received an error "permission denied". what did i miss? need ur help. tnx. - wander ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005