You may need to add the chkconfig lines to the beginning of your RC file (/etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog-ng) Here's ours for comparison: ################################################################################ # # Program: syslog-ng init script for Red Hat # ################################################################################ # the following information is for use by chkconfig # if you are want to manage this through chkconfig (as you should), you must # first must add syslog-ng to chkconfig's list of startup scripts it # manages by typing: # # chkconfig --add syslog-ng # # DO NOT CHANGE THESE LINES (unless you know what you are doing) # chkconfig: 2345 12 88 # description: syslog-ng is the next generation of the syslog daemon. \ # syslog-ng gives you the flexibility of logging not only by facility and \ # severity, but also by host, message content, date, etc. it can also replace \ # klogd's function of logging kernel messages # # This following block of lines is correct, do not change! (for more info, see # http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/refspecs/LSB_1.1.0/gLSB/facilname.html) ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: $syslog ### END INIT INFO ################################################################################ ... Chris Whipple Sr. Security Analyst Unix Security Group The Hertz Corporation 5601 NW Expressway Oklahoma City, OK 73132, USA cwhipple@hertz.com --------------- This message (including attachments) may contain information that is privileged, confidential or protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that dissemination, disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this message or any information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete this message from your computer. Although we have taken steps to ensure that this e-mail and attachments are free from any virus, we advise that in keeping with good computing practice the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. ---------------